Lord, Why Is My Field So Bare?

hello world.  haven’t blogged in a while.

these past few days have been interesting.  god has me on this “discovering who i am in Him” kick.  it’s cool.  it also hurts!  it hurts when the destructive patterns of your life are revealed.

recently, what i’ve learned is that i try to meet godly needs with worldy means.  i realized that some friendships that i had, even close ones, where only continued b/c of my own feelings.  my desires seemed holy enough:  godly companionship, brotherhood, mentorship, etc.  however, i reached out for them b/c i was empty on the inside…it was really all about me. it sucks to realize that you have history, time, and events with people and situations that you honestly didn’t have to.  it was all a by-product of your carnal thinking…with will ALWAYS lead you away from god.

This was all b/c of the seeds i’ve sown and that i’ve allowed to be sown during the time of sowing. but as surely as i’m sitting here, god is really giving me a word for a bunch of people out there! sidebar:  i really should write more.  the prophetic anointing really hits with more intensity when i write.

i know i’m talking to some folks out there.  when you try to grow in christ, your desires can look and sound nice…but they are really based in attitudes that don’t please god.  test your desires against the word, His spirit, and godly counsel.  and i can definitely speak confidently in god when i say this:  the lord is bringing SCISSORS to your life!  the reason why the cuts hurt so much is b/c your holding on too tight.  you’ve asked to grow, and you have.  so now, you have to be pruned so that you can bear more fruit.

do you realize that pruning comes b/c you’ve actually bore some GOOD FRUIT? if this message is speaking you to, look outside your window.  it’s fall.  the lord is telling you exactly what this season in your life is.  fall is harvest time, when farmers reap the fruit of what’s been sown prior.  the issues and circumstances that you have in your life right now are the result of the choices that you’ve sown, good or bad. the good you will reap and place into your barns, but the bad has left you bankrupt in the season when your storehouse should be filling up!

fall occurs because the earth is at a different angle in its orbit.  the sunlight isn’t direct anymore, so the temperature drops.  this causes the trees to lose their leaves.  watch what happens…all those godly attachments that aren’t suppose to be there are going to wither up and fall off…and then god will take you into a season where you will learn to rest in Him.  you’ll learn His ways which will empower you to plant good seeds the next time around.  you’ll have another chance to sow again…and to reap again.

during this time, seek the lord about the small foxes that are ruining your fruit.  ACT ON WHAT HE SAYS.  the lord wants to see your field filled with good fruit.