I've been looking for inspiration for weeks...literally i have had this same page open for at least two weeks. Finally today Pastor Monroe said something at church that really got me thinking.
"A seed has to be willing to die to live in order to reproduce...
It is the hand of Christ that plants that seed...
Where has God planted you so you can reproduce..."
I grew up on a farm so this whole seed thing kind of makes sense to me. When you really stop and think about it just the fact that you put a little seed in the ground and then it does its thing and there is multiplication, is totally crazy...what an awesome God we serve! When i think back to the farm days, i remember when spring came around the farm got busier than normal. There was seed that was brought in and the guys would take it bag by bag out to the field and plant it, pray for right amount of rain and sunshine so that there would be good yield come fall.
Now let's stop and put this into context for us. Just like the seed on my Dad's farm, i too didn't know what field i would end up in. For a long time i wasn't happy with my location. I felt out of place and didn't see God's reason for placing me in South Florida. People still question why i am here, especially since my family is all up north. But when God moves you and plants you, you just know you have to follow the Farmer - He knows best!
Over the past 9 months Florida has become home. God has began to show me why He has me down here. When you step back and look at it, it doesn't make sense...i would have never put me in the lives of some of the people God is showing His love to. But that's the great part about the whole growing process. We are just along for the ride, God gives in the increase. Having me in place with people i never thought i could reach, gives the Lord an opportunity to show that is He is Alive, He is Love and He desires to have a relationship with us.
We are always eager to reap the harvest, but have we allowed God to plant us first?
