Untilled Ground

Untilled ground. 

The Bible urges us to break up our untilled ground. I couldn't help but be reminded of watching my little grandson digging in the dirt of his new backyard this past weekend. 

Except, because the ground was so hard and packed he really couldn't dig very much. That is until his ingenious Papa retrieved a hammer and screw driver out of the tool shed, and showed him how to till the dirt. 

It wasn't long before he was carrying tablespoons of dirt across the yard to be transferred to the garden. A little later his Mimi, that's me, showed him how to bust up dirt clods using the hammer. Between the two he really felt quite proud of his newly discovered skills. 

Later as I read the verse about breaking up our own untilled ground it got me to thinking about how sometimes we don't want to put the work in to bust things up a little in our own lives. Our busyness might keep us fixing the same old meals out of habit and convenience, when trying just one new recipe might bring a little more excitement to our days. 

Staying put, and not challenging ourselves to move on is kind of like that hard, dry ground. Why keeping the dirt packed so tightly even prevents the rain from getting in. The benefit it might bring to the seed below just gets washed away. 

As you go through your day, look for areas of your life that might need a little tilling. Then get busy putting in the work needed. You might be surprised at the difference it makes.