Have you ever sat down to watch a plant grow? I can’t imagine it would be very exciting. Adam and I were outside looking at our aquaponics and I had made a comment how it didn’t seem like the plants were growing very quickly. And what Adam said next was TOTALLY the Holy Spirit speaking through Him:
“Just because you can’t see it growing, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. If you put a camera out here, you would see just how much they are growing every single day.”
Not long after that day outside with Adam, I was having a conversation with a friend and we were talking about how far we had come from where we were a year ago in our walk with Jesus and how we were dealing with the things of life around us. But also expressing a level of frustration and sadness that in the day to day we still aren’t where our mind tells us we should be (especially when we start comparing ourselves to other people). Have you ever felt this way too? Immediately the words that Holy Spirit spoke through Adam hit me again.
“Just because you can’t see it growing, doesn’t mean it’s not happening. If you put a camera out here, you would see just how much they are growing every single day.”
Listen friends,
🌱IF we are walking with a pure heart (“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10)...we are growing
🌱IF we are walking with a pure heart (“Create in me a clean heart, O God. Renew a loyal spirit within me.” Psalm 51:10)...we are growing
🌱IF we are seeking the Lord through prayer, worship and reading the Bible (“Seek the Lord and His strength; Seek His face continually [longing to be in His presense] 1 Chronicles 16:11)...we are growing
🌱IF we are teachable and leave room to make changes and corrections in our life when we fall short (“What does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8)...we are growing.
🌱IF we are putting in the effort to make ourselves available to HIM (“Choose for yourself this day whom you will serve…” Joshua 24:15)…
We. Are. Growing.
We may not get to measure it in a tangible way and there are certainly going to be days where you feel as if you have gone backwards instead of forwards (trust me, that is growth too!) but there will come a day that you will look back on your life, perhaps the year in review and see just how far you have come. You may not be able to see your growth for what it is, but the Lord does. And trust me, He is moving in BIG ways. (I often times think that our small is actually His BIG!)
Do not give up. Keep your focus on Him. Continue to open your heart. Continue to let Him teach you and guide you. He sees you. He knows you. He loves you. You ARE growing.
“Blessed [joyful, nourished by God’s goodness] are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness [those who actively seek right standing with God], for they will be [completely] satisfied.” Matthew 5:6
“Whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.” John 4:13-14
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