Seed Time

Well, that was "fun". I didn't plant much, again, this year: green beans, pumpkins, and sunflowers. (Maybe next year I'll get brave and plant peas!) It didn't take very long, but it was still work. It's more than dropping a seed down.

That whole "parable of the sower" thing...so true. It really does matter what kind of soil you sow into. For maximum results you need proper soil conditions...depth, nutrients, tilled well, not rocky. I can't say that I really know what I'm doing, but I'm applying the limited knowledge that I do have ☺.

There's something about "seed time" that is exciting...hopeful. Even though it's work, it's satisfying work. "Harvest" is the whole point of seed time. What a waste of time it would be to just plant, but plant we must if we want harvest. But to get to harvest... Faith and Patience...watering and weeding. Not so exciting.

Even though my seeds can't be seen, I know where I've planted them; it was very intentional. I had to spend time breaking up the fallow ground, clear rocks away and uproot weeds. Now I can point to those areas and declare: Green Beans! Pumpkins! Sunflowers! They ARE there, even though they can't be seen. Soon my "faith" will become "sight".

I was challenged today, as I was preparing the soil and planting, to be more intentional about the "seeds" I plant...seeds of faith for my life, my husband, my kids, my church, provision, health, relationships. Do I really expect a harvest, or am I just planting for planting's sake? Even after the planting is done will I tend those seeds? Keep them watered? Keep out the weeds and critters? Even the watering and the weeding can be an act of faith...not fun, but - ultimately - fruitful.

Looking forward to harvest...