Monday, January 21, 2013

What is God doing, anyway?

A friend asked me this question just last week, and I wasn't quite sure how to answer.  I've been pondering it ever since. To be honest, I rarely feel like I know what God is doing, but I do know that He is doing something. How do I know? Because of my garden.  

Every spring for the last ten years, I have spent a small fortune on seeds and soil, hours preparing and planting, and sometimes weeks watering and waiting, but I always see results...always.  During the watering and waiting time, I have often wondered and even "googled" what the seeds do in the darkness, and the unscientific answer is...stuff...important, necessary, vital stuff. And what does God do while we wait, seemingly in the dark? Stuff. God's the master gardener, remember?  He not only plants the seeds, but makes them grow.

So If you find yourself waiting in the dark, and like me, you aren't quite sure how to answer the big question about what God is doing in your life, just say "stuff", because God is always doing stuff, whether you can see it or not.  And keep watering, watching, and waiting...the growth and the fruit will come!