All of my seeds have been sown, and I’m expecting a harvest! 

This year, I took a slightly different approach when it came to my actual planting.  Unfortunately, I do not have “good farm land” to use for my garden. Rather, the land I have is rocky with hard, compacted dirt that seems to help weeds thrive. It’s just not good ground, but hey, I’ve got to garden with what I’ve got.

So, each year, I till the ground and purchase soil and other nutrients to try to cover the not-so-good land.  Usually, I cover my entire garden plot with the new soil and nutrients, and then, I sow my seeds. But this year, it dawned on me that I needed to be more intentional about how I use my resources. Instead of covering the whole plot with my new soil, I only placed the soil in the places where I intended to actually sow my seeds. So, I created a few rows with the new soil, and in some cases, I made individual soil mounds for specific plants. It was tiring, but it was intentional. It probably took a little longer than simply scattering all of the soil around, but it was also more responsible.

As I was working, planting the seeds in the rows and mounds, I realized that in the past, I had likely missed opportunities because all of the soil looked alike. Sure, I could reasonably tell the rows where things were planted because they were slightly elevated…but not always. I watered those spaces, removed weeds, and added nutrients. In some instances, I was using my resources where there were no seeds; and in others, I may have undernourished because I couldn’t clearly see where I had sown.  I couldn’t effectively focus my energy and resources, which of course impacted my expectations and experience. I realized that I had missed opportunities because in instances where I had planted seed that did not germinate and grow, I probably did nothing because I wasn’t completely sure that something was supposed to grow in that space. Now let me say, just because I plant a seed doesn’t always mean that it’s going to produce and become the thing I imagined.  But had I been more intentional, I would have known that something should’ve been growing there, and when it didn’t, I could have repurposed and replanted so that the space and resources wouldn’t just be wasted. I wouldn’t have kept putting time and effort into something that would always remain void.

Then, I thought about all of the soil I placed in aisles. I was using resources to walk on. Nothing was ever intended to grow there, yet I poured the soil. In some instances, I probably added nutrients. And of course, I watered it. All for what? All of that, and all I made was mud! Not this year, dear friend. I am being more intentional with my resources! I will nurture what I sow, and I expect a harvest!;

How’s your planting? Surely, you’re sowing in some way or another. Whether it be in your garden, on your job, with your family, in your relationships, your dreams, your new business, and in some cases, all of the above, you are likely sowing. Are you being intentional with your resources? Friends let’s not waste a lot of time making mud. I’m expecting a harvest. How about you?