Send Your Roots Down

"Rooted and built up in him, and established in the faith, as you have been taught, abounding therein with thanksgiving." - Colossians 2:7

Have you ever been so frustrated at waiting for a fruitful time in your life that you said to the Lord, "When is the fruit-producing season ever going to start in my life? I've worked, believed, and waited, but I am a little tired of waiting to see the fruit I long to see in my life. How long do I have to wait, Lord?"

I encourage you on this first day of 2010 to stay on track and refuse to give up, because you are about to reach the greatest period of fruitfulness you've ever known. Before a fruit-producing tree reaches a time in its growth when it blossoms and bears fruit, first it sends its roots down deep into the earth where it can draw on a constant source of nourishment. Then as it continues to be nourished from below, it begins to send its limbs upward and outward.

During the life of that tree, it must endure the elements of every season - the heat, the cold, the sleet, the rain, and the snow - before it ever blossoms. Because those roots are deeply tapped into a continuous source of strength, nourishment, and energy, the tree is able to outlast all the seasons and eventually become a fruit-producing tree. The bigger the tree, the greater the need for that tree to send its roots down deep into the earth to draw nourishment and to give it a firm footing against the wind, the weather, and the elements of the different seasons.

You need to thank God that things haven't happened faster in your life! Have you ever seen someone who reached success too quickly? That person usually loses his success just as quickly as he gained it because he didn't have the roots and experience necessary to maintain the success he gained. So take this time in the FAST here at theTURN to work on your personal life, your mind, your thinking, your discipline, your finances, your relationships, and your behavior. While you are waiting for that fruit-producing season to come to pass in your life, use this time to put off the old man and put on the new man (Colossians 3:9-10). Spend this phase of 2010 wisely by renewing your mind to the Word of God (Ephesians 4:23).

If you use your time wisely, there will be no wasted time in your life. But if you just sit around and complain that it's taking too long to get where you want to go, you will waste time. Sitting and complaining does not make things happen faster - and it often further delays the manifestation of the answer you've been waiting for.

Send your roots down this FAST!

pcraig