On my way to Concord Mills this weekend, my mom and I were listening to some Joyce Meyer cds. I heard this interesting take on a parable found in Luke 13:6-9.
It's about a man who planted a fig tree and for three years he was disappointed because it never bore fruit. He'd go out everyday... nothin'. Eventually he said to just cut it down because it was sucking up nutrients and crowding other plants, taking up their sunshine. But the gardener asked to let it grow one more year and he'd give it special attention and extra fertilizer. If, after a season of extra manure, it didn't bear fruit, then they could cut it down.
Joyce broke it down like this: Sometimes you are left in a "manure-y" situation in order to bear more fruit with your life!
Ha. Appropriate timing on that message. ;P
And not even just another year of the same old sh!t, but a year of MORE manure. Ai yi yi! I refuse to say, "How can I take anymore?" Cause, God likes to answer that question.
ReplyDeletewell, when God speaks, he speaks! i love joyce myers! she is so insightful and i always feel convicted and inspired after listening to her teach out of scripture. i hope you feel that God has given you new tools and weapons as you go into this new season, so you can stand firm on the principles you've been learning all summer! hope you got my letter! love ya
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