It’s Spring Again…Everybody knows…It’s Spring Again.
Early Spring and Early Fall are my favorite times of the year, especially when it comes to weather. These are times, where the Beauty and Splendor of Creation are undoubtedly evident in Nature. In the Spring, you can see the grass, the flowers and the trees bring forth life and grow at a subtle but rapid pace. Many people plant seeds in hopes to fill their gardens and their flower patches with dazzling arrays of colors. While others, who “winterized and aerated” at the close of previous growing season, sit back and enjoy the fruits of their labor as their lavish lawns become the envy of their neighbors.
Almost everyone has at one time or another planted a seed and went through the process of nurturing that seed until a mature plant was able to spring forth. Whether or not we planted our seed in a dirt filled Styrofoam cup, a jar or in a yard, the principles of Seed… Time…and Harvest were at work and could not be ignored. We had to plant the Seed. We had to care for the seedling over Time and then at the appropriate time we could enjoy the satisfaction of the Harvest.
I was recently talking to my Mother, and I sensed that she was a bit down. After talking to her for a bit, she said that she felt as if she was not “harvesting” as much as she wanted to. She was living off of her reserves and not adding to them. I had to quickly stop her and tell her that she was in the “Seed” phase in life.
Before my Dad passed last year, he was able to make sure that my mother was provided for so that if she wanted to pursue some of her dreams, she was afforded the luxury to do so. My mother has taken advantage of Dad’s planning in several ways. She began to take college level business courses, birthed a foundation, laid the ground work for her own insurance and financial services venture, sold a house, renovated two homes…just to name a few things, but still she was a little discouraged because she wasn’t bringing in the money that she wanted to at this point in time.
I shared with her that this is her Seed time. Seeds are like dreams. God gives us dreams and desires for a “better” life. A “better” Life that is connected to the fulfillment of our purpose on this Earth and with it a burning desire within us to “complete the mission”.
Dreams are a blessing and can be a “curse”. A Dream inspires and gives you hope. During the “Seed” time you can envision the “Harvest”. You can see, smell and taste it. Dreams can provide fuel for your soul, but a Dream can also be a “curse” because if you don’t act on your dreams and “plant your seeds” they will rot and you will be “plagued” by the “heaviness of heart, soul and mind” that accompanies deferring, delaying and denying your dreams.
I explained to my Mom that she should not be discouraged by her lack of “harvest”, because she just planted her seeds. She must now cultivate them, care for them and keep watch over them, so that the “weeds” of competing priorities, naysayers and discouragement won’t have the opportunity to “choke the life” out of her Dreams. She must allow some time before the Harvest, but she must always keep in mind that the Harvest is on its way and it will exceed her wildest dreams.
Psalms 27:14 (Amplified Bible) “Wait and hope for and expect the Lord; be brave and of good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the Lord. “
Isaiah 40:31 (Amplified Bible) 31 But those who wait for the Lord [who expect, look for, and hope in Him] shall change and renew their strength and power; they shall lift their wings and mount up [close to God] as eagles [mount up to the sun]; they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint or become tired.
Whether you are in the Seedtime (having your Dream and beginning to position yourself to make it happen), the Time (protecting and nourishing your Dream) or the Harvest (fulfilling your Dream and reaping the rewards) phase of life, learn to appreciate and to identify where you are. Don’t allow the reality of where you are prevent you from becoming what you need to be.
Timing is everything, so make sure you are listening to the True Gardener, who knows what to plant, when to plant it and when to harvest it.
Aren’t you glad that it’s SPRING AGAIN!!!!
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