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New Season Of Growth

Tuesday March 20, 2018

Seasons change.  The temperature warms up.  The grass begins to grow again.  Landscapers clear gardens of old growth debris and we see new green shoots and blossoms appearing.  Our new season of life with God in recovery can also be a wonderful time of freshness and new growth.  However, we need the skillful planning and work of God, our “spiritual landscaper”, to remove the weeds and dead leaves and branches that clutter the garden of our hearts and choke the new growth.  We need the right fertilizer to be applied to the soil.  When this is done we will have nutrient rich soil in us to sustain new growth.

 I am the true grapevine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch of mine that doesn’t produce fruit, and he prunes the branches that do bear fruit so they will produce even more.  (John 15:1-2 NLT)


 If real change and growth is to take place, our lives need to be given over to the care of God. Only God knows what is best for us, for our relationships, and for our well-being.  It’s at the beginning of a new season that we particularly need to pay attention to and cooperate with what God is saying so our lives are available for all the fresh new things God wants to teach us and grow in our hearts. 

Oh, the joys of those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or stand around with sinners, or join in with mockers. But they delight in the law of the Lord, meditating on it day and night. They are like trees planted along the riverbank, bearing fruit each season. Their leaves never wither, and they prosper in all they do.  (Psalm 1:1-3 NLT)

Reading God’s word plants new seeds.  Planting truth helps shape our beliefs, thoughts, and behaviours.  God’s Spirit will water and feed what has been planted.  As we surrender over and over again to God’s Spirit working in us, our hearts will be stirred up and we will become ready for a season of rich new life. 

Prayer:  Wonder Working God, You know the right time for planting what is necessary in this new season of my life.  I surrender my will and my life to Your care.  May this be a time of abundant growth and fruitfulness.  Amen


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