Seeds

I know it seems like I've been quiet lately (I actually have....I didn't realize this is only my second post this month). God hasn't been quiet though. He's been speaking more than I ever imagined and I'm humbled. This past week the word has been seeds. When God paints a picture for you to see those layers, those requests you have been asking Him about....it takes a minute to let it sink in. I digress...

Seeds are little but planted in the right ground and with the right elements can grow into a strong tree. Seeds need water, sunlight, and time. They need care and attention and space for the roots to start to grow out. Things in the natural reflect things in the spiritual....seeds in the spiritual need the same as well. They need water from the Word, Sunlight from His Presence, and time...time spent in the lap of the only one that can cause growth. Spiritual seeds need care and attention as well....you can't just put them in their spot and walk away without ever tending to them and expect them to grow. Seeds need space to grow out as well...space in our schedules that we often refer to as busy, space to grow into who God created us to be. The seed has everything it needs on the inside to grow....God's already given us everything we need to grow into the person He made us to be. It's what we do on the outside that can hinder the growth. Oh how we need Him every second of the day....

Sometimes seeds can get tangled up in something right next to them, a seed that may have been planted too close that is trying to entangle within the roots... a seed that is trying to choke the life out of the seed that was originally planted.  Where God has planted confidence and an anointing, the enemy seeks to plant discouragement and insecurity. Where God has planted purpose, the enemy seeks to plant people pleasing. God's faithful and patient...He can untangle the roots that seem to be a tangled mess to you..., He can take what's not His...and dispose of it as only He can do. Oh hear my heart...be careful what seeds(what words, what thoughts etc.) you allow to take root. If it's not from Him....let Him wash it away.

Over time, the seed starts to grow...God is patient, nothing is ever rushed when we follow His steps. The roots start to take a hold and before long the blooms will appear soon. The wind may come, the storm may appear....but remember they are all a part of the process...all apart of the root taking a hold to grow the blooms that He made you to be....You'll never know how strong the root is, if nothing ever comes against it...if the wind never blows or the rains never come. You'll always be wondering if that change really happened, if that word really was deposited into that deep Spirit part of you. Time in His lap, at His Feet, in His arms...ask Him about the seeds on the inside of you...and the Ones He may need to pull up. He's patient to reveal Himself to you....be listening for the whispers.

The seeds on the inside of you aren't dependent on how you feel about them. They are dependent on you trusting the One who planted them...knowing that He has called you and He is Faithful to do it!

Your words

It's midnight and God's talking again....honestly not a moment too soon because this Jesus girl needed Him to whisper in some life.

When I look back over the last year, my journey with Him...whew it'll make a shout rise up. I spent too much of my life sitting on the side or in the shallow end...all the while knowing God had plans in that deeper water.  He wasn't going to make me come swimming out of my comfort zone,...but He kept after me. You see He saw in me what I couldn't see in myself...what I still struggle at times to see in myself.  He saw who He had made me to be. He could see the beauty past the imperfections as many as they are.

Revelation 12:11 says we overcome by the word of our testimony...the verse right before talks about Satan being an accuser. Stay with me a minute....The enemy knows the power in our words which is why he does his best to distract us from remembering that power. The accuser, the deceiver....knows exactly where our weak spots are....he pushes on them....until we push back with God's word. ..and remind him that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.

We don't overcome the enemy by thinking about what he is doing but on remembering what God has done for us already and what God is going to do for us. Don't let the enemy tell you what he is going to do...tell him what God is going to do.

The power of life and death are in the tongue.....Our words should be His words period.  Easier said than done...(I know my mouth...well let's just say I already asked God to redeem  and restore it...)