My dear Heavenly Father, I cannot begin to express my gratitude for what You mean to me. I humbly implore You to use me. You knew me before the world was created…and You loved me. Help me to love You back. Amen.
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Yesterday, on my bus route, I noticed a tractor plowing a field that I don’t recall ever being plowed before. My route has taken me past this lot multiple times each day over the past five and a half years, and I think I would have noticed. Even beyond that, we’ve lived in this area for over thirty years, and to my knowledge, it’s just been an overgrown, weedy field.
But not today… That field and the one on the other side of the old farmhouse that sits there have been turned over by a plow. The riches of the earth have come to light. I have no idea what the plan is, no inkling as to what will be planted, and no clue as to what, if anything, will be harvested when that time comes…but the process has begun.
It’s hard to believe, but almost nine years ago, I began a journey. At that point in my life, I felt that I wasn’t really being used by the Lord to accomplish all that I could be accomplishing. I was an overgrown and weedy field. And it was not His fault whatsoever…I, and I alone, was holding back what He so desperately wanted to use me for. I finally had enough and allowed the Holy Spirit to come and do mighty work in me. He plowed under the old, bringing to light all the possibilities of new life!
Once again, I think it’s time for new wine in new wineskins (Luke 5:37-39). What once was a joy has become a burden. I love the outcome and wholeheartedly believe the Lord continues to provide, but I believe I am being called to pursue new “crops.”
Another aspect of farming is that farmers rotate their crops. The field across from our home goes back and forth from soybeans to corn. Different crops require different nutrients, and rotating crops enables the soil to replenish itself in preparation for the new crop that lies ahead.
I’ve been planting the same crop for nine years now. It is time for something new.
The Lord is still my Master. His Word is still the seed that needs to be broadcast, but He is calling me to new things—new ideas and new approaches to spreading the “old, old story of Jesus and His love.”
For the time being, the MoreThanUseless blog will still be accessible, but there will be far less new content. I will continue to post Monday through Friday using older but still viable and impactful content.
I would appreciate your prayers as I, under the Lord’s guidance and direction, navigate what He would have me do. Know that the churches are at the heart of this transition, and my hope and prayer is that we will truly make a Kingdom impact!
Apr 23rd, 2024, Tues, 12:21 pm
