There it lay. A seed buried in soil. Soil not suited for this seed, stunting the growth of its roots. With roots unable to grow, this seed felt trapped. Trapped in the darkness where it did nothing but merely exist. This seed was quite content with where it was as this is all it knew. To sit and exist. Purpose? Unknown.
But then the ground on which this seed lay shook. Shaking the environment that he knew into something he now did not know. But in the shaking came cracks. Cracks which started to bring in a glimpse of light. This light began to make the seed question its old knowledge of existence and brought in a new perspective. This light, along with the love which absolutely overflowed, was able to extend down into the darkest corners of the soil in which the seed lay.
With the presence of this light and love, the seed got a taste of what could come. A future of growth and purpose. Desperate for more, this seed longed to refresh its being. Knowing that if he wanted more he would have to anchor himself deeply to that which gives him life and hope.
Through this anchoring, he was able to start growing. Growing above what once was and looking up ahead of him towards the future. One goal in mind – he never stopped blooming.
What I have learnt is that no matter how cracked and broken the ground was on which I once resided, God made everything new. He came in and filled my cracks with His love, His kindness, His mercy, His purpose, and He gave me a new ground on which I started to build my life on.
God is calling you out of your comfort. He is calling you to an invasion of your privacy for the work of His will. By doing this you will need to give even if it costs you. Just like the seed who was called out of the corner in the depths of the soil. He was called to anchor his roots, retain the water and light being poured out onto him, and used that to grow out into the open where he would be tested by the seasons he would experience. Seasons where our leaves will either be thriving in greenery, or seasons where our leaves will fade and fall to the ground. But friend, as those leaves fall, God is still working. He is making room for a new kind of growth and goodness. Don’t look at your ‘waiting’ as a bad thing – it is not. It allows us to be tested in our faith where we learn to trust in the Lord’s timing and reap the fruit from that waiting as every season holds a blessing. Fruit which others can receive too – maybe helping them anchor their own roots and allowing them to start blooming in our Lord’s most wonderful Love and Light.
He fights for you to know who you are;
WHOSE you are.
To see how original you are – a masterpiece,
like no other.
Why do you fight against Him?
Trying to fit in and be like the world.
You were created to stand out!
So anchor your roots and water yourself with His love and His light.
and let yourself grow through Him;
here you will lack nothing.
All in all, out of my waiting came a new promise. One where I have been given the vision and opportunity of being able to pursue and grow on this missionary trip / discipleship programme – and can I tell you what a blessing it has been being able to watch the planning and expectancy come to life. In the waiting I have been tested and stretched to limits which have only prepared me for where the Lord is taking me – and He does this with everyone! He knows which areas of your life you need to grow in in order to step into the magical promise He has prepared for you! So be patient in His preparation and you will be able to reap the fruit which He has already started harvesting in the small steps of working and waiting.
Also, I received my launch date confirmation last night! – how real and how exciting! So now as I wait until training camp, and as I wait until my launch date, I know that there is no time to be sitting and wishing for the days of both to actually arrive. Instead, I will be present in the current season which will only prepare me for the next season, even through the patience in the fundraising – and I am so expectant!
Love & Blessings,
Ash xx
