Harvest
Towards the end of 2018, while in service, God impressed in
my heart that the following year would be my season of harvest. It would be a
season where seeds sown over the years would manifest. I immediately thought
this was his way of telling me I’d passed my final year and would graduate as I
was anxiously awaiting my results.
But that was just one seed. Of course I was elated to
finally graduate with my honors in May this year as that was a seed that had
been underground for seven whole years. After my bachelors, I took a year off
to save some money so I could apply for my honors the following year. I did
that, but all that money went to waste because I quit mid-year. I wasted another year gathering the pieces of my
academic self-confidence then applied again. It was three long years with a
major operation in the second and complete abandonment by my research
supervisor and the library in the third. I completed my qualification with
distinction, which is something I tried so hard to attain during my (full time)
bachelor years only to attain it studying part-time while holding down a
full-time job. How’s that for a ‘Gideon moment’?
“The Lord said to Gideon, ‘You have too many men for me to deliver Midian into their hands. In order that Israel may not boast against me that her own strength has saved her, announce now to the people…” Judges 7:2
This year marked six years being in full time ministry. All
those years were served co-pastoring a church in my hometown. Again in May of
this year, through an unforeseeable turn of events, one of our newly built
campus’ had an opening for a pastor. A week after my graduation, I was packing
to move to another town to fill the gap. I had forgotten the word about the
harvest until a few days after my relocation. Though I didn’t realize it then,
those six seemingly event-less years were spent mentoring and preparing me for
this very season. I only realized it when I saw the confidence I had in my new
role. Of course, it came with a lot of praying, especially for wisdom in
decision making, but I was happily amazed at how unwavering I was. It was all a
fruit of a seed left untouched for six years.
“Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.” Psalm 126:5
Another seed that had been turning in the soil was my
passion for marriage ministry. It was something that I was slowly progressing
towards but put a hold on until I myself got married. It only made sense that a
person working with marriage would need to be married, right? Well God said
‘nopety-nope’ to my reasoning. He reminded me that what I do is not based on me
and my experiences but on Him and His Word, and that He was a more reliable
source than any experience might be. In answer to my calls of frustration
(otherwise known as prayer), God lead me to launch my brain-child, Knotted by Gusquare in February. At that point, it was just an online premarital
counselling course. Over the months it has grown to provide daily marriage
inspiration through quotes, couple challenges , videos, and blog posts. Through
it, I also get to offer my marriage officiating and premarital counselling
services to the public. I’m continuing to study towards becoming a marriage counsellor but I’m
learning to move with God’s timing instead of waiting for everything to fall
perfectly into place.
“For we do not preach ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord…” 2 Corinthians 4:5
I’ve nurtured a love for writing and have used this platform
to express it for the past six years. I’ve always been concerned about the
limited number of people it reaches since I really believe that I can spread
God’s Word through my writing as much as I do through my speaking. So I’ve
always had my eyes out for platforms that would allow further reach. In August
this year, I got to join a wonderful network of Christian women bloggers from
all over the country. Through contributing to it, I know God’s word and works
get further and faster than I could ever take it alone. You can read my first post here.
“How could one man chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock has sold them, unless the Lord has given them up?” Deuteronomy 32:30
Why am I sharing all this? Because I’m hoping God can use it
to encourage you in whichever season you might find your life in. That you
might find courage in the slowness of the process and learn to trust God’s good
timing. Take heart as you break the soil and scatter the seed, as you bear the
heat of the scorching sun tending to your crop, harvest time will come.
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