Have you ever thought about what makes good soil?
It has the rocks removed.
The weeds are regularly pulled.
The soil is loose.
Be good soil
We need to find and remove those things that are stumbling blocks that keep us from growing and expanding.
If you let the weeds grow, we will not have room for the valuable things to grow in our lives. They will be pushed out or overtaken by the unimportant or mundane.
We need to be flexible to God’s will and what He is telling us rather than demanding our way or being stuck in unproductive ruts and routines.
The best soil doesn’t grow the same thing all the time.
There are seasons for a reason – planting, growing, harvesting, replenishing, maintaining.
There are times when different types of crops are grown for various reasons. Some are grown for consumption, beauty, nourishment and attraction of beneficial insects. Other plants are for maintaining and replenishing the minerals and chemical balance within the soil to prepare it for what is to come.
Maybe you are in the middle of a season, and you know you are right where you belong and doing exactly what you are supposed to be doing.
However, sometimes we find ourselves questioning what we are doing, or supposed to be doing. Could we be doing it better? Should we be doing something completely different?
Changing seasons always require a transformation
Regardless of what season you are in, transitioning to a new season always means putting away things no longer needed to make room for the new.
Whether it’s switching snow suits for bathing suits, or pool floats for snow sleds, something always has to be put down to make room for what is needed for the future.
We need to ask ourselves what we can put down? What we need to remove? What we must change?
We can’t move forward when we are burdened down and buried with the present or the past.
What is God asking of you in this season?
What is your soil like? Are you in a transition period?
Maybe he is asking you to do something different than you have ever done before. Are you prepared to let go and move forward? Are you willing to try something new? It can be scary. It can also be exciting.
He may ask you to learn something you never thought you would do. He may be preparing you to take a step you never imagined or thought possible.
He may ask you to pick something up that you had previously laid down, but now is the time to run with it again.
He may be readying you for a period of rest. That does NOT mean doing nothing at all. It means taking the time and resources necessary to refill and refresh so you are ready for the next season.
Regardless of the season, you must know what your soil needs
Put down your electronic devices. Turn off the noise. Remove the distractions.
Get outside and enjoy God’s creation.
Have face to face, in person conversations with other people.
But most of all, pray, read your Bible, listen to that still, small voice that has a multitude of things to say.
When you do, your soil will be good. You’ll enjoy the changing of the seasons. You will have faith you are where you need to be, doing what you need to be doing.
You will have the peace, hope, and joy that many others are searching for daily.