Weeds

As believers we all will encounter seasons. Seasons of fruitfulness and seasons of empty baskets But it's what we do with the empty baskets that matters. It's how we position our hearts both prayerfully and with intentionality that we will see the works of our Father.

I was digging in the dirt this morning, pulling weeds from the front garden when the Lord spoke to me. He said "there are weeds that are easy to pull and discard but there are those that have deep roots, these are invasive ones, taking hold and are most of the time harder to pull out". Weeds are seasonal. Weeds come and become a nuisance when it's hot, humid and down right miserable. 

This started a conversation, I love when He talks to me in the garden. These are the analogies he gave me.

Summer:
Weeds thrive, they pop up wherever, whenever they please. When we're in a season of struggle, it makes us have feelings like we're under pressure, unhappy, insecure, under fire, that we're failures, that we're disconnected and the list goes on and on. There are so many deep rooted Satan driven lies in this season that we struggle in being able to hear from God because our mind is drowned out by the weeds planted by enemy. In an attempt to resolve things on our own, we let the scorching of the heat of the lies planted within burn us and that's the enemy's attempt to choke the SON out.

Winter:
Weeds don't grow in the winter. It's a season of hibernation and rest. It's crisp and the air is light. It's seems to be a bit quieter too. When the snow is falling, covering the outside world in white, it seems to be erasing what had been seen as normal for a season but instead it's giving us a clean slate. It's true, winter isn't without it's work either. We have to clear the paths covered in snow to walk on and windows to see but it's only the work necessary so we can move on and see clearly. 

For me, I believe that seasonality is a privilege given to Christ followers. I fully believe it's how we become mature Christians. If we are intentional about how we react when we're in the weeds and how we use the tools and experiences He's allowing us to go through during that season, then we are growing in faith. We are allowing the Gardner to prune us. We are relying on His grace and love. It's us being open and bringing all that we have to the feet of the Lord and allowing Him to work in us as only He can restoring the fruit to our empty basket.

Read: Romans 5:3-5