I am very excited that we got our garden planted. You can see Our Little Garden Here. We had trouble growing things in the past because our soil isn’t that great for growing so we made a raised bed. We use composted dirt to fill it.

There is something about the prospects of a good harvest that makes the time and energy worth it. 

What kind of harvest are you reaping?

Maybe yours is the regular garden variety. Maybe you’re going for a more lasting harvest that has eternal

perspective.

Jesus talked about a harvest on several occasions. Farming and growing crops would have been terms the people understood. Being grocery shoppers we don’t always understand the work that goes into planting and harvesting.

Growing up in the Midwest, I have always seen the endless hours farmers put in to get a get a field ready for planting and them harvesting. 

In Luke 10:2, Jesus tells His disciples the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. 

In John 4, Christ tells the people the fields are ripe for the picking.

I am not a farmer but we can look at this as farmers, the way Jesus first described them.

Plant in rich soil.

To plant, you have to start with good soil. Jesus tells the parable about the seed falling on every kind of ground. On the rocks and among the thorns they do not grow. The seeds grow when planted in the rich soil where they can grow roots and stay firm when the wind and storms blow.

As a parent, one thing you can do for your children is creating rich soil. There you can teach them how-to-pray, study God’s Word and worship Him in the everyday. That is rich soil they can become rooted in so when storms start to blow, they can more easily stay rooted in Christ.

Water Daily

Plants need nourishment. I like plants that are not that finicky or needy. I like to trust God to water them. He does and He will but often times they die. In Luke 10 Jesus says Go! This means we have to take action.

Just as important as it is to start with good soil and plant in a firm foundation, if we are not intentional about continuing to feed our children, how can we expect them to grow.

Maybe you find yourself busy and life is speeding by and you skip all the things that help keep your kids planted. Study. Prayer. Worship. Be intentional. If you don’t, the enemy will find someone who will. 

Harvest

Waiting to harvest may be the hardest part. You are anxious for the final result and sometimes now isn’t soon enough. Good news for you. If you are waiting to work in Jesus’ fields, He says they are ready to be picked. 

Maybe you are ready but not willing. Maybe you have a list of reasons why you can’t get your hands dirty in the fields. 

The harvest is ready means there are plenty of opportunities and options for you to show up to work. Maybe your field is no longer you homefront. 

Maybe something like fear, resources, knowledge, confidence in who you are and what you believe is keeping you from moving g forward. I know personally these have been my stumbling blocks.

In Hebrews and Timothy, Paul encouraging words tell us God will equip you for every good work. 

We don’t have to come to the field with all the best. God will supply and equip us when we get there. He has the resources. We have to be willing to get to the field.

Personal Reflectons:

What is keeping out of the field? Are you willing to lay that down before God and trust Him for the provision?

How do you use your home for a mission field? Are you planting for harvest time?

Do you plant a garden? What is your favorite thing to grow?

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My little guy loves the idea of gardening and being a farmer. Last summer, he went to the small patch where my parents planted potatoes, began digging, and dug up a whole basketful.

1 Corinthians 3:6-7 (NIV) I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.

Jesus replied, “His food is to do the will of the one who sent Him and to accomplish His work. Do you not say, ‘There are four months then comes the harvest’? I tell you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” John 4:35-36 (NIV)

Isaiah 55:11 (NLT) It is the same with my word. I send it out, and it always produces fruit. It will accomplish all I want it to, and it will prosper everywhere I send it.

Christ’s Word will not go out and return void. HE will accomplish with it what He has set out to do. It doesn’t need to be wrapped up in a pretty bow and camouflaged as something it is not. It has the power of The Word backing it up.

Yesterday, I had the amazing opportunity to guest post at RachelBritton.com. I really appreciate her allowing me to be a part of her #BeBoldGirl Series. When you have a moment we would love for you to stop by Rachel’s page and Read Hold Your Head Up High. I hope you are encouraged to Be Bold. 

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