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The Soil Has Been Turned

 2022...I have spent the last month thinking about what this year has meant to me, how it has changed me, what I have learned, the ways that I have grown and what God has done. When I started this year with the phrase "Turning the Soil" I did not know what to expect but I knew I was expectant. I was ready for God to do something in me that He had never done before. 

Last year when I felt God giving me this phrase to define the coming new year I looked up (googled) "turning the soil" and this a few of the things that struck me: turning over and breaking up the soil; disturbing the roots of the weeds; best to till when the soil is dry; helps cushion the force of pounding raindrops; allows oxygen and vital nutrients to reach the roots. 

Let me tell you, when God says it He delivers! My ground (my heart) was dry, it was hard and it was thirsting for something different. 

This past year I have spent time with God in prayer and diving into His word. I have prayed for my kids, my husband and others like I never have before. I have listened and acted when I knew God was speaking to me. I have stopped praying for things because I heard Him tell me my faith was lacking and it was time to stop talking about it. He has told me to stop questioning what I know He has already spoken and start doing it. I have prayed out loud to & over my kids when God told me fear was holding them back and then I saw them do the thing that they were afraid to do. I have pushed through hurts and kept praying when I wanted to give up. I have forgiven. I have healed. I have kept my words to myself at times when I wanted to spew hurt back at people but knew that was not what would be pleasing to my Father, instead I prayed for them. Our church family has prayed over us and spoken God's truth's into our lives when we needed it most. I have seen God's promises come to fruition. Some of His promises we are still standing on and praising Him until He says it is time. The storms no longer overtake me and make me feel like I am drowning. God's glory has rained down on me, soaking my heart. My soil has been turned, broken and made fresh. 

I am thankful for the growing and the weeding that my heart and mind has gone through this year. The drought has ended but my heart is more thirsty now, for the presence of the Lord, than is was before. 

God is good to me. 

And I will give you a new heart and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart. Ezekiel 36:26 NLT

God Bless, 
Denissa

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