Fig Preserves
We finally found success. Sharon was able to make strawberry-fig preserves this year.
I’m not sure how long we’ve had the tree but it’s been a while. There were 2 or 3 winters that were cold enough to kill it back and it would start over. The last few years there haven’t been enough figs at one time to gather (but I did munch on them as I walked by the tree).
Fig Tree – Fruitful after all these years
Here’s the tree that finally bore the good crop this year. It’s still relatively young, so hopefully we can look forward to many more years of figs.
I guess the lesson is to be patient – continue working with your trees (or your Bible Study, or your ministries, or your prayer life, or yourself, etc.) and hope and plan for the best. And, of course, rely on God’s help, because nothing will be successful without Him.
Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the LORD watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. Psalms 127:1 ESV
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I’ve never seen figs “in the raw” before; I somehow thought they’d look like prunes or dates, dark & shriveled, and grow on a palm tree but they look much like plums.
They’re not smooth-skinned like plums and more pulpy inside. These are the common Brown Turkey variety. But they are delicious, especially right off the tree. Hope you get to try some one day.
Thanks
The reward of our labor brings fruit. Sometimes it takes time for that fruit to be harvestable. But God is faithful. He never forgets. Blessings to you for years of plenty.
Amen and thanks Debra.
Great illustration of how God works in our lives. Sometimes we might feel stunted, or like we aren’t growing fast enough, but God is at work the whole time.
Thanks for stopping by, Seth, and amen to the comment. God is always at work.
Yummy, Bill! The jam looks divine. And the figs are interesting, I don’t think I’ve ever eaten one.
God Bless you & yours!
Thanks Dei -the jam is divine. You need to try out a good fig sometime!
God Bless!