Luke 13:7-9,  And he said to the vinedresser, “Look, for three years now I have come seeking fruit on the fig tree, and I find none.  Cut it down.  Why should it use up the ground?”  And he answered him, “Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and put on manure.  Then if it should bear fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.”  

Have you been feeling as though life has covered you in manure?  Everywhere you turn, life just stinks. Ask God if maybe there’s something He is trying to teach you.  Growing in your walk with Him so you can serve on a greater level requires more trust and more faith, and that is usually learned and developed in places where you have no other option than to rely on Him and draw closer to Him. We learn the most, unfortunately, in the storms of life when we have nowhere else to turn except to Him, and that is where we will seek Him.

Instead of fighting it, set your eyes on Him and ask Him to show you what you need to learn in the process. If you fight the very thing He has allowed, instead of turning to Him, it will take that much longer. Make sure you aren’t clinging to something that He is trying to show you needs to go so He can do a new thing in your life. His plan is always best!  It is difficult to see that when you aren’t there yet, but that is where trust comes in. Maybe trust is the one thing He is trying to teach you right now. Trust His plan, trust HIs timing, and most of all trust His heart!  He loves you, and He sees you, and He cares, and He has a plan!  Jeremiah 29:11-13, “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.  Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.  You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.” 

If you are not experiencing any storms or struggles right now, praise God!  Seek Him!  Don’t wait for Him to have to spread manure all over your life to decide to grow! It doesn’t matter how old or young you are, God has a plan, or you wouldn’t be here, so are you pursuing that plan? No time for excuses ~ we are never to just stop serving Him. Our lives are to be devoted to Him until He takes us to heaven; that is our purpose. He loves you and created you as a part of His plan, and He wants to help you become all He created you to be!  Ask Him what His dreams and plans are today. Ask Him to give you the strength you need and the wisdom to become all He created you to be!  

Quote:  “You can’t be a smart cookie if you have a crummy attitude.”  ~ John Maxwell

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