Rain

I had a conversation today with a friend about rainfall.

He said that when rain falls study for hours or days it is good for the plant life and soil but when it falls really hard all at once it can actually be bad for the plant life and soil.

I wanted to know if this was true so I looked it up on Wikipedia (not always a good source of truth).:

“Precipitation, especially rain, has a dramatic effect on all agriculture. All plants need at least some water to survive, therefore rain (being the most effective means of watering) is important to agriculture. While a regular rain pattern is usually vital to healthy plants, too much or too little rainfall can be harmful, even devastating to crops. Drought can kill crops in massive numbers, while overly wet weather can cause disease and harmful fungus. Plants need varying amounts of rainfall to survive.”

Because I am weird and try to find a spiritual connection with everything I started to think about my life and the way God has been working in my life lately. I am often impatient and mostly compulsive in life. I want something to happen and I want it yesterday.

This year God has been growing (and I have been doing my best to cooperate) me in a different way. You see for years I was all about the hype, the spiritual experience, on the go, “busy for Jesus”. Things have slowed down quite a bit and there are specific disciplines that God is allowing me to see and He is really doing it slow and steady. It has been a tough adjustment but everything means more now and I have never felt closer to God or His purpose for me than I do right now.

I look back at the past 10 years and realize it all made sense, it all had to happen and God has so much left to do. I’m not afraid of slowing down or listening to God or looking for that person He wants me to reach out to or learning from my mistakes.

So what does this have to do with living in America in 2007? Well in case you haven’t noticed we are surrounded by fast paced life and quick decisions. There is constant pressure to be on the go 24/7. Its hard to hear God in the midst of that. So how is the soil of your soul growing? Are you overwhelmed? steady? in a drought?