December 16, 2025 • 28 mins
Its time we take inventory of the gifts we've been given and use them accordingly. What have you been doing with your talents?
Mark as Played
Transcript
Episode Transcript
Available transcripts are automatically generated. Complete accuracy is not guaranteed.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
Hello everyone, and thank you so much for joining me
for Daily Spark with Doctor Angela. I'm your host, Doctor
Angela but Chester. You guys know who I am, and
you know what I like to do on the show.
Say it with me. I want to enlighten, inspire, and
empower you to become your best self. No scripture reminds
us that the tongue is a small thing that makes
(00:32):
grand speeches, but a tiny spark can set a small
forest on a fire. And that's what we want to
do today. We want to get you fired up about
the topic today. I'll be talking about gathering what God
grew in you. So you know what I'm gonna tell
you to do. Go get comfy, get cozy, get your
(00:55):
coffee or get your tea because we are about to
get stuff guarded. Hello everyone, and thank you so much
for joining me here on Daily Spark with Doctor Angela.
I'm your host, Doctor Angela but Chester. I am really
excited about this time of year because Thanksgiving is just
a few days away. And be it that you are
(01:17):
celebrating Thanksgiving, friends Giving, or just a gathering of those
that you like, love and care for. I want to
wish you a very wonderful and beautiful day. In this
particular episode, we are going to talk about reflection, about
slowing down just long enough to notice what God has
(01:42):
been growing in you even when life feels silent or uncertain.
Today's conversation is called gathering what God grew in you
for a reason, and I want you to think about
the word gathering today. Gathering isn't rushing, it isn't forcing.
(02:08):
It's gently collecting what is already ready, the fruits, the lessons,
the healing, the insights, the friends, the family members, those
bits and pieces that make up the whole. Let's talk
(02:31):
about what's been maturing in your spirit this year, something
without you even realizing that. Perhaps our scripture for today
is Galatians chapter six, verse nine. Let us not grow
weary in well doing, for in due season we shall
(02:53):
reap if we do not faint. That's what we're doing today.
That's where we are today, our due season. Recognizing the
season you're in. That's the first step, and it's also
an important one. Every season of life carries both visual
(03:18):
and hidden growth. Visual growth is the thing that not
only do you see it, but oftentimes those around you
see it as well. Visual growth is the equivalent of
when you're trying to lose weight and you've been working
out and you're doing a really great job and you
lose fifteen pounds and people start to say, huh, you
(03:43):
look great, what are you doing? Or your skin looks amazing?
What have you been doing? And you've been using some
type of beauty regiment every night? Right, it's the little
things that have accumulated into something quite noticeable. The visible growth, now,
the hidden growth is those moments where you yourself have
(04:09):
had an Aha moment, You have come to the realization
of what's going on. You have put two and two
together to make four. You are no longer scratching your
head trying to figure it out. You no longer have
the pieces of paper strewn about the floor. Oh no,
(04:31):
they are gathered together nicely, neatly. Now they tell a story.
That hidden growth is the growth that happens internally that
you may not even share with others, but it is
one thousand percent happening. Then there is how God often
(04:54):
matures us in the background before revealing what's been planted.
Far too often God has to do some work in
us before he's able to reveal the entire plan. Sure,
we may have prayed for it, we may have fasted
(05:16):
for it, we may have told someone else to please
help us pray, and we touch and agreed about it.
But there's still a little something that needs to be
done in you before it can come to its fullest.
And there's nothing wrong with that at all. The other
(05:37):
is the harvest. The harvest isn't always a promotion or
a breakthrough. It can be a peace, it can be
a closure, It can be just the gaining of wisdom.
Far too often we think that the harvest has to
be something that therefore equals a pay off or a payday,
(06:01):
that it has to equal the abundance of selling your
produce and reaping a reward. But sometimes your reward is
peace of mind. It's clarity, it's closure. It's the wisdom
of knowing that what happened or didn't happen went exactly
(06:23):
as God's plan. It's the understanding of who you are
in this new stage and or phase of your life.
As we grow and mature as people as well as
those of faith, then we start to understand how the
(06:43):
harvest really touches our lives. Sometimes we think of harvest
only as blessings, or answer prayers. But gathering what God
grew in you means recognizing that some growth looks like surrender.
(07:04):
Some growth looks like strength that you didn't know you had.
Even when things don't go your way. Maybe this year
didn't go as planned for you, or maybe it did,
but if it didn't, that's okay. Life can be filled
(07:25):
with detours, delays, and with disappointments. Yet here you are
still standing, still trying, still praying, still believing. That's a
harvest too, because growth isn't only about gain, it's about depth.
(07:50):
When we look at the beautiful trees that are around us,
they're not just tall, they're also deep, and because of
that we feel safe and secure under them. When a
farmer looks at the land, not every crop ripens the
(08:15):
same day. Some fruits mature early, others need just a
little bit more time in the sun. The same is
true in your spirit. You may not see every prayer
answered yet, but when it's time, when it has ripened
(08:37):
into the proper resilience, into the proper prayer and faith stance,
when it has matured your patience, you will find that
you are indeed ready. That's what you gather, That's what
you thank God for well, let me ask you this,
(09:03):
what have you learned about yourself this year? What have
you learned that has surprised you? What did you see
God's hand at work with even if things felt uncertain,
but they turned out beautifully. Alrighty, everyone, it is time
(09:24):
for us to take a very short break. But when
we get back, we will continue this conversation. We'll be
back right after this and we are back. Thank you
(09:46):
so much for joining me for Daily Spark with Doctor Angela.
I'm your host, Doctor Angela. But Chester, let's jump back
into our conversation. You know, there is a gentle art
of gathering. Gathering is intentional. It is slowing down to
(10:06):
recognize value. All too often we gather things in a hurry.
We just pick up the next available thing. We don't
look at it, we don't make sure about it. We
just grab it and go. The times in which we
live have not reminded us enough that there are moments
(10:32):
made into our lives, stitched into the very fabric of
who we are, that give us a moment to slow
down and to gather. Now, some of you moms out there,
when you go grocery shopping, this is your time to gather.
(10:54):
It is a very well planned, some may even say
orchestrated event with you, but this is in fact one
of your safe spaces while you are still doing something
for your family. It also allows you to slow down
and gather. Sure you're looking at the oranges and the
(11:18):
apples and the bananas to make sure that they are
not bruised or you know no little pits in them
or any markings, of course, but you're also allowing your
mind to operate in a different rhythm. Your breathing changes,
your pace changes. Because you're not in the rat race
(11:41):
of work, nor are you in a small or space
like at home. In the store, you're able to look
around and make your choice, choose what is best, and
it gives you a certain feeling and in that you
find a piece of yourself. Gathering is intentional and it
(12:08):
slows down your ability to read, to function, to do,
and to be just enough that you recognize the value.
It means noticing what's worth keeping and what needs to
(12:28):
be released. Be it that you are at a grocery
store or you're simply cleaning out your garage. It means
noticing what's worth keeping. Do I really need this particular one,
or is it time to release it back into the wild.
(12:50):
Is it time to give it to a thrift store
and allow someone else to enjoy what I loved about
it as well? Has it been gently used and you're
able to pass it on to someone else, or have
you consumed all of it and it is now time
to give it some love but also place it in
(13:13):
the trash. It means noticing that this may be worth keeping,
this may need releasing. The gentle art of gathering is
also understanding that not every seed planted was meant to
stay with you forever. We have so many plants that
(13:39):
come back every year, many others that do not. In
that we learn that there are some that take more effort,
there are some that take less. But it is still
about the planting, the harvesting. It is about taking care
of each one and appreciating the fruit that it gives,
(14:01):
no matter how it chooses to return into our lives
or not return into our lives. Gathering isn't just about collecting.
It's about sorting. You look at the field and say
this is good fruit. And sometimes you might even say
(14:24):
this one that one isn't ready yet, just a little
bit more time for that one. There are moments when
God calls to you, dear Sparker, to gather lessons from
experiences that didn't turn out the way you expected them,
but yet God still wants you to grow from them.
(14:48):
Maybe in that space you learned how to love yourself better.
Maybe you learn to set boundaries. Maybe you learned that
silence is not absence, that God was present even in
your waiting. That's the part of your spiritual harvest. Ecclesiastes
(15:12):
three one reminds us this way to everything, there is
a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.
When we honor the timing of God, we stop striving.
We start stop reaching grasping at just any and every
(15:33):
old thing, and we start receiving. We stop the poverty striving.
Do you understand what I mean by that, We stop
the shore. Let me just grab a hold of that.
Let me just get that. You stop thinking in ways
that are poverty boosted, and you start thinking about ways
(15:56):
that are abundant boosted. In the abundance of it all,
you understand that there is more than enough for you
and yours. But when you come from a poverty place,
the mindset, a poverty mindset. Then you are thinking, if
I don't hurry up and get that thing, then there
(16:17):
aren't going to be anymore for me. So I'm only
striving to get that thing because I don't want to
not have a thing as opposed to it. Doesn't matter
how long it takes. God has placed me here for
this reason to do this particular thing, and if it
takes me a little bit longer than everyone else, so
(16:39):
be it. That is what God has placed me here for.
So there will be one for me when I get there.
Start receiving the blessings that God has in store for you.
Gathering what God grew in you is really an act
of it, says, I trust that everything that happens this
(17:05):
year has happened with purpose. My dear sparkers, I want
to encourage you take time this week to write down
what grew in you. Not just your accomplishments, though that
is pretty awesome if you have some to talk about,
(17:26):
but the spiritual fruits. Have you gained patience, self control, forgiveness, peace,
or perhaps you've learned endurance, whatever it is, what a
great thing when you go around the table on Thanksgiving
Day or friends Giving, or it's just a simple Sunday
(17:49):
dinner and you say what you're grateful, what you're thankful for.
A day of thanksgiving is always a beautiful day. I
want to help you understand that letting go of what
(18:13):
doesn't grow is perfectly all right. Sometimes we forget that
we have permission to do certain things. No one had
to give it to you. God's already given it to you.
So here is your handy dandy reminder. Some seeds don't
(18:36):
take root, and that is okay. God prunes what no
longer serves your next season. Release is also part of
the harvest process. So many times again we think that
(18:57):
when we are harvesting, we are simply taking our hands
and arms, scooping it all up and just bringing it
all in. While that may be true in some areas
of your life, many times part of the harvest is
picking out the floating beans. It's picking out the gravel.
(19:18):
It's picking out the pieces of bark that don't belong.
It is sorting and releasing. It is letting go not
all of it belongs. Now, when farmers harvest, they don't
only gather fruit. They also clear the ground. The soil
(19:41):
has to rest before the next planting season. They don't
just jump right into it. You don't see one machine
gather up all of the harvest and then within a
few hours see another machine planting the fresh seed. In fact,
if you've ever traveled across this great nation of hours,
(20:04):
you on your trip to where you're going, you might
see what needs to be harvested. Right You see all
these wonderful lush green or perhaps some fields have a
little bit of color, perhaps it's white or reds, or oranges,
or there's these beautiful colors that you see that are
(20:26):
indicative of the autumn months, and you see it going.
But on your return trip home, it's all gone. It's
all been harvested. And that is the way that life is.
There are stages and phases to everything, and that's your
(20:46):
reminder too. You don't have to carry everything from this
year into the next. Maybe there were some relationships that
have ended, some dreams that have shifted, plans that have changed.
Maybe what you thought was supposed to grow simply didn't.
(21:08):
And that is the message that God is trying to
give to you. That was not the seed meant for you.
And it's okay to say, God, I released that. Let
that go. In fact, let it go with a smile.
You're not losing, you're making space. Our scripture that can
(21:34):
help us better understand is John chapter fifteen, verse two,
and it says every branch that bears fruit, he prunes
that it may bear more fruit. God is not punishing
you by removing things. He's preparing you so that you
(21:55):
can bear more fruit. Now, perhaps you've seen one of
those videos on social media and you follow a particular gardener,
or maybe they work at your local nursery and they're
teaching you how to care for and take care of
(22:15):
your plants and your garden. And one of the things
that they will tell you is, do you see this
leaf right here? This is where we want to start pruning.
We want to prone trim off everything below that stem.
We don't need these because this is, in fact what
(22:37):
inhibits the plant from growing taller, more lush, producing more fruit.
All of that has a reason. Without doing that, sure
you would still end up with that particular fruit, but
it wouldn't be as large, as sweet, as good as
(22:59):
it could be. Perhaps you would only get three on
the vine instead of five or six. The pruning is necessary,
though you may not understand at first, but as you
do it more and more and start to understand the why.
Then you see that this is just another step in
(23:21):
the process. So let me ask you this. What's something
that you've been holding onto that no longer serves you,
that you no longer need to take with you? What
might God be clearing away to make room for in
your life something greater. I want to encourage you to
(23:45):
breathe throughout your day. Not that automatic stuff that you do,
but a moment where you sit down and you intentionally
pay attention to your breath, that you invest in the
beat of your heart, that you take part in the
process where peace settles in. You know, there is gratitude
(24:14):
in the gatherer. There is gratitude that you can experience.
Gratitude opens the heart to alignment. Gratitude reminds us of
the things that we have as opposed to the things
we do not. You've seen that post on social media
(24:35):
that says, take a moment to appreciate where you are today.
Remember it was only a short while ago that you
were praying for this. I remember when I prayed to
be on the radio, and look here we are today.
(24:58):
Gratitude opens the heart so that you can be in alignment.
True thanksgiving isn't circumstantial, it's relational. Having a heart of
thanksgiving allows you to see the positive in your life
as well as in others. A grateful heart is a
(25:23):
ready heart. When you gather what God grew in you,
gratitude becomes your harvest song. You begin to thank God
not only for what He gave you, but for what
He has grown inside of you. Your maturity, your humility,
(25:46):
your grace. Thankfulness shifts your focus from what's missing to
what's meaningful. That alignment, that readiness, that sense of balance peace.
I want to give you this last scripture for today,
and it's Psalm one hundred and twenty six, Verse five.
(26:10):
Those who sow in tears, show reap, enjoy. Your tears
have watered something sacred this year. Now, as you start
to gather all that God has grown within you, I
hope that you will recognize that even your struggles became
(26:34):
the soil for your strength. So before you rush into
the next season, take this week to notice your harvest.
Thank God for your inner growth, for your healing, for
your clarity, for your patience, and for the faith that
(26:59):
didn't break. Because God has grown something in you this year.
And it wasn't small. It is in preparation for what's
going to be your next season. Thank you everyone for
(27:21):
spending some time with me here today. You could have
been anywhere, but you chose to swinning with me, and
I thank you for doing so. I hope that I
have once again enlightened, inspired, and empowered you, as always made.
The Lord continue to shine his face upon you. May
you receive his grace and his mercy in all that
you do. Until next time, everyone remember that you you
(27:42):
are blessed in the Lord. Have a great day everyone, byebye,
Hello everyone, and thank you so much for joining me
for Daily Spark with Doctor Angela. I'm your host, Doctor
Angela but Chester. You guys know who I am, and
you know what I like to do on the show.
Say it with me. I want to enlighten, inspire, and
empower you to become your best self. No scripture reminds
us that the tongue is a small thing that makes
(00:32):
grand speeches, but a tiny spark can set a small
forest on a fire. And that's what we want to
do today. We want to get you fired up about
the topic today. I'll be talking about gathering what God
grew in you. So you know what I'm gonna tell
you to do. Go get comfy, get cozy, get your
(00:55):
coffee or get your tea because we are about to
get stuff guarded. Hello everyone, and thank you so much
for joining me here on Daily Spark with Doctor Angela.
I'm your host, Doctor Angela but Chester. I am really
excited about this time of year because Thanksgiving is just
a few days away. And be it that you are
(01:17):
celebrating Thanksgiving, friends Giving, or just a gathering of those
that you like, love and care for. I want to
wish you a very wonderful and beautiful day. In this
particular episode, we are going to talk about reflection, about
slowing down just long enough to notice what God has
(01:42):
been growing in you even when life feels silent or uncertain.
Today's conversation is called gathering what God grew in you
for a reason, and I want you to think about
the word gathering today. Gathering isn't rushing, it isn't forcing.
(02:08):
It's gently collecting what is already ready, the fruits, the lessons,
the healing, the insights, the friends, the family members, those
bits and pieces that make up the whole. Let's talk
(02:31):
about what's been maturing in your spirit this year, something
without you even realizing that. Perhaps our scripture for today
is Galatians chapter six, verse nine. Let us not grow
weary in well doing, for in due season we shall
(02:53):
reap if we do not faint. That's what we're doing today.
That's where we are today, our due season. Recognizing the
season you're in. That's the first step, and it's also
an important one. Every season of life carries both visual
(03:18):
and hidden growth. Visual growth is the thing that not
only do you see it, but oftentimes those around you
see it as well. Visual growth is the equivalent of
when you're trying to lose weight and you've been working
out and you're doing a really great job and you
lose fifteen pounds and people start to say, huh, you
(03:43):
look great, what are you doing? Or your skin looks amazing?
What have you been doing? And you've been using some
type of beauty regiment every night? Right, it's the little
things that have accumulated into something quite noticeable. The visible growth, now,
the hidden growth is those moments where you yourself have
(04:09):
had an Aha moment, You have come to the realization
of what's going on. You have put two and two
together to make four. You are no longer scratching your
head trying to figure it out. You no longer have
the pieces of paper strewn about the floor. Oh no,
(04:31):
they are gathered together nicely, neatly. Now they tell a story.
That hidden growth is the growth that happens internally that
you may not even share with others, but it is
one thousand percent happening. Then there is how God often
(04:54):
matures us in the background before revealing what's been planted.
Far too often God has to do some work in
us before he's able to reveal the entire plan. Sure,
we may have prayed for it, we may have fasted
(05:16):
for it, we may have told someone else to please
help us pray, and we touch and agreed about it.
But there's still a little something that needs to be
done in you before it can come to its fullest.
And there's nothing wrong with that at all. The other
(05:37):
is the harvest. The harvest isn't always a promotion or
a breakthrough. It can be a peace, it can be
a closure, It can be just the gaining of wisdom.
Far too often we think that the harvest has to
be something that therefore equals a pay off or a payday,
(06:01):
that it has to equal the abundance of selling your
produce and reaping a reward. But sometimes your reward is
peace of mind. It's clarity, it's closure. It's the wisdom
of knowing that what happened or didn't happen went exactly
(06:23):
as God's plan. It's the understanding of who you are
in this new stage and or phase of your life.
As we grow and mature as people as well as
those of faith, then we start to understand how the
(06:43):
harvest really touches our lives. Sometimes we think of harvest
only as blessings, or answer prayers. But gathering what God
grew in you means recognizing that some growth looks like surrender.
(07:04):
Some growth looks like strength that you didn't know you had.
Even when things don't go your way. Maybe this year
didn't go as planned for you, or maybe it did,
but if it didn't, that's okay. Life can be filled
(07:25):
with detours, delays, and with disappointments. Yet here you are
still standing, still trying, still praying, still believing. That's a
harvest too, because growth isn't only about gain, it's about depth.
(07:50):
When we look at the beautiful trees that are around us,
they're not just tall, they're also deep, and because of
that we feel safe and secure under them. When a
farmer looks at the land, not every crop ripens the
(08:15):
same day. Some fruits mature early, others need just a
little bit more time in the sun. The same is
true in your spirit. You may not see every prayer
answered yet, but when it's time, when it has ripened
(08:37):
into the proper resilience, into the proper prayer and faith stance,
when it has matured your patience, you will find that
you are indeed ready. That's what you gather, That's what
you thank God for well, let me ask you this,
(09:03):
what have you learned about yourself this year? What have
you learned that has surprised you? What did you see
God's hand at work with even if things felt uncertain,
but they turned out beautifully. Alrighty, everyone, it is time
(09:24):
for us to take a very short break. But when
we get back, we will continue this conversation. We'll be
back right after this and we are back. Thank you
(09:46):
so much for joining me for Daily Spark with Doctor Angela.
I'm your host, Doctor Angela. But Chester, let's jump back
into our conversation. You know, there is a gentle art
of gathering. Gathering is intentional. It is slowing down to
(10:06):
recognize value. All too often we gather things in a hurry.
We just pick up the next available thing. We don't
look at it, we don't make sure about it. We
just grab it and go. The times in which we
live have not reminded us enough that there are moments
(10:32):
made into our lives, stitched into the very fabric of
who we are, that give us a moment to slow
down and to gather. Now, some of you moms out there,
when you go grocery shopping, this is your time to gather.
(10:54):
It is a very well planned, some may even say
orchestrated event with you, but this is in fact one
of your safe spaces while you are still doing something
for your family. It also allows you to slow down
and gather. Sure you're looking at the oranges and the
(11:18):
apples and the bananas to make sure that they are
not bruised or you know no little pits in them
or any markings, of course, but you're also allowing your
mind to operate in a different rhythm. Your breathing changes,
your pace changes. Because you're not in the rat race
(11:41):
of work, nor are you in a small or space
like at home. In the store, you're able to look
around and make your choice, choose what is best, and
it gives you a certain feeling and in that you
find a piece of yourself. Gathering is intentional and it
(12:08):
slows down your ability to read, to function, to do,
and to be just enough that you recognize the value.
It means noticing what's worth keeping and what needs to
(12:28):
be released. Be it that you are at a grocery
store or you're simply cleaning out your garage. It means
noticing what's worth keeping. Do I really need this particular one,
or is it time to release it back into the wild.
(12:50):
Is it time to give it to a thrift store
and allow someone else to enjoy what I loved about
it as well? Has it been gently used and you're
able to pass it on to someone else, or have
you consumed all of it and it is now time
to give it some love but also place it in
(13:13):
the trash. It means noticing that this may be worth keeping,
this may need releasing. The gentle art of gathering is
also understanding that not every seed planted was meant to
stay with you forever. We have so many plants that
(13:39):
come back every year, many others that do not. In
that we learn that there are some that take more effort,
there are some that take less. But it is still
about the planting, the harvesting. It is about taking care
of each one and appreciating the fruit that it gives,
(14:01):
no matter how it chooses to return into our lives
or not return into our lives. Gathering isn't just about collecting.
It's about sorting. You look at the field and say
this is good fruit. And sometimes you might even say
(14:24):
this one that one isn't ready yet, just a little
bit more time for that one. There are moments when
God calls to you, dear Sparker, to gather lessons from
experiences that didn't turn out the way you expected them,
but yet God still wants you to grow from them.
(14:48):
Maybe in that space you learned how to love yourself better.
Maybe you learn to set boundaries. Maybe you learned that
silence is not absence, that God was present even in
your waiting. That's the part of your spiritual harvest. Ecclesiastes
(15:12):
three one reminds us this way to everything, there is
a season and a time for every purpose under heaven.
When we honor the timing of God, we stop striving.
We start stop reaching grasping at just any and every
(15:33):
old thing, and we start receiving. We stop the poverty striving.
Do you understand what I mean by that, We stop
the shore. Let me just grab a hold of that.
Let me just get that. You stop thinking in ways
that are poverty boosted, and you start thinking about ways
(15:56):
that are abundant boosted. In the abundance of it all,
you understand that there is more than enough for you
and yours. But when you come from a poverty place,
the mindset, a poverty mindset. Then you are thinking, if
I don't hurry up and get that thing, then there
(16:17):
aren't going to be anymore for me. So I'm only
striving to get that thing because I don't want to
not have a thing as opposed to it. Doesn't matter
how long it takes. God has placed me here for
this reason to do this particular thing, and if it
takes me a little bit longer than everyone else, so
(16:39):
be it. That is what God has placed me here for.
So there will be one for me when I get there.
Start receiving the blessings that God has in store for you.
Gathering what God grew in you is really an act
of it, says, I trust that everything that happens this
(17:05):
year has happened with purpose. My dear sparkers, I want
to encourage you take time this week to write down
what grew in you. Not just your accomplishments, though that
is pretty awesome if you have some to talk about,
(17:26):
but the spiritual fruits. Have you gained patience, self control, forgiveness, peace,
or perhaps you've learned endurance, whatever it is, what a
great thing when you go around the table on Thanksgiving
Day or friends Giving, or it's just a simple Sunday
(17:49):
dinner and you say what you're grateful, what you're thankful for.
A day of thanksgiving is always a beautiful day. I
want to help you understand that letting go of what
(18:13):
doesn't grow is perfectly all right. Sometimes we forget that
we have permission to do certain things. No one had
to give it to you. God's already given it to you.
So here is your handy dandy reminder. Some seeds don't
(18:36):
take root, and that is okay. God prunes what no
longer serves your next season. Release is also part of
the harvest process. So many times again we think that
(18:57):
when we are harvesting, we are simply taking our hands
and arms, scooping it all up and just bringing it
all in. While that may be true in some areas
of your life, many times part of the harvest is
picking out the floating beans. It's picking out the gravel.
(19:18):
It's picking out the pieces of bark that don't belong.
It is sorting and releasing. It is letting go not
all of it belongs. Now, when farmers harvest, they don't
only gather fruit. They also clear the ground. The soil
(19:41):
has to rest before the next planting season. They don't
just jump right into it. You don't see one machine
gather up all of the harvest and then within a
few hours see another machine planting the fresh seed. In fact,
if you've ever traveled across this great nation of hours,
(20:04):
you on your trip to where you're going, you might
see what needs to be harvested. Right You see all
these wonderful lush green or perhaps some fields have a
little bit of color, perhaps it's white or reds, or oranges,
or there's these beautiful colors that you see that are
(20:26):
indicative of the autumn months, and you see it going.
But on your return trip home, it's all gone. It's
all been harvested. And that is the way that life is.
There are stages and phases to everything, and that's your
(20:46):
reminder too. You don't have to carry everything from this
year into the next. Maybe there were some relationships that
have ended, some dreams that have shifted, plans that have changed.
Maybe what you thought was supposed to grow simply didn't.
(21:08):
And that is the message that God is trying to
give to you. That was not the seed meant for you.
And it's okay to say, God, I released that. Let
that go. In fact, let it go with a smile.
You're not losing, you're making space. Our scripture that can
(21:34):
help us better understand is John chapter fifteen, verse two,
and it says every branch that bears fruit, he prunes
that it may bear more fruit. God is not punishing
you by removing things. He's preparing you so that you
(21:55):
can bear more fruit. Now, perhaps you've seen one of
those videos on social media and you follow a particular gardener,
or maybe they work at your local nursery and they're
teaching you how to care for and take care of
(22:15):
your plants and your garden. And one of the things
that they will tell you is, do you see this
leaf right here? This is where we want to start pruning.
We want to prone trim off everything below that stem.
We don't need these because this is, in fact what
(22:37):
inhibits the plant from growing taller, more lush, producing more fruit.
All of that has a reason. Without doing that, sure
you would still end up with that particular fruit, but
it wouldn't be as large, as sweet, as good as
(22:59):
it could be. Perhaps you would only get three on
the vine instead of five or six. The pruning is necessary,
though you may not understand at first, but as you
do it more and more and start to understand the why.
Then you see that this is just another step in
(23:21):
the process. So let me ask you this. What's something
that you've been holding onto that no longer serves you,
that you no longer need to take with you? What
might God be clearing away to make room for in
your life something greater. I want to encourage you to
(23:45):
breathe throughout your day. Not that automatic stuff that you do,
but a moment where you sit down and you intentionally
pay attention to your breath, that you invest in the
beat of your heart, that you take part in the
process where peace settles in. You know, there is gratitude
(24:14):
in the gatherer. There is gratitude that you can experience.
Gratitude opens the heart to alignment. Gratitude reminds us of
the things that we have as opposed to the things
we do not. You've seen that post on social media
(24:35):
that says, take a moment to appreciate where you are today.
Remember it was only a short while ago that you
were praying for this. I remember when I prayed to
be on the radio, and look here we are today.
(24:58):
Gratitude opens the heart so that you can be in alignment.
True thanksgiving isn't circumstantial, it's relational. Having a heart of
thanksgiving allows you to see the positive in your life
as well as in others. A grateful heart is a
(25:23):
ready heart. When you gather what God grew in you,
gratitude becomes your harvest song. You begin to thank God
not only for what He gave you, but for what
He has grown inside of you. Your maturity, your humility,
(25:46):
your grace. Thankfulness shifts your focus from what's missing to
what's meaningful. That alignment, that readiness, that sense of balance peace.
I want to give you this last scripture for today,
and it's Psalm one hundred and twenty six, Verse five.
(26:10):
Those who sow in tears, show reap, enjoy. Your tears
have watered something sacred this year. Now, as you start
to gather all that God has grown within you, I
hope that you will recognize that even your struggles became
(26:34):
the soil for your strength. So before you rush into
the next season, take this week to notice your harvest.
Thank God for your inner growth, for your healing, for
your clarity, for your patience, and for the faith that
(26:59):
didn't break. Because God has grown something in you this year.
And it wasn't small. It is in preparation for what's
going to be your next season. Thank you everyone for
(27:21):
spending some time with me here today. You could have
been anywhere, but you chose to swinning with me, and
I thank you for doing so. I hope that I
have once again enlightened, inspired, and empowered you, as always made.
The Lord continue to shine his face upon you. May
you receive his grace and his mercy in all that
you do. Until next time, everyone remember that you you
(27:42):
are blessed in the Lord. Have a great day everyone, byebye,
Popular Podcasts
Stuff You Should Know
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The Joe Rogan Experience
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
On Purpose with Jay Shetty
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!