Vibrant: A Life of JoySample

When a world-class agriculturalist prepares to plant an award-winning garden, many things must occur before even one seed is placed in the ground. The gardener begins to prepare next year’s soil immediately after harvest. It takes mulching, fertilizing, and plowing; a person with a radiant green thumb will often add nutrients, subtract weeds, and hope for just the right amount of rain. The process of guaranteeing that a plot of dirt will develop into a vibrant garden is long, painstaking, and demanding. However, it is worth it, my friend! We are about to learn that it is oh, so worth it. 

The next task in preparing the soil for an abundant harvest is to acknowledge the importance of digging deeply. A successful farmer is intent on digging well below the surface of the earth to ensure that the seeds he or she eventually plants will nestle down snugly into the warmth and freedom of this soil.

You, too, must dig deeply into the promises in God’s Word if you hope that your life will display the abundance of the Father. You must remove the rocks of worry, discouragement, and sin. You must throw away the stones of unforgiveness, bitterness, and compromise. You will never have the sustaining ability to live a vital and dynamic life without removing the gravel of offense.

When you immerse yourself into the powerful truth of the Bible on a daily basis, suddenly you will realize, I didn’t lose my temper with my children this morning. What happened to me?

The Word happened to you!

As you begin the dirty work of preparing the soil of your heart to live the life that it was made for, start with digging deeply into the inspired truth that is found only in the Bible. The Word will do an excavating work in your life that will equip you to grow a world-class array of delicious fruit and gorgeous flowers. When you honor the Word of God in your life, the world will stand in awe at the life that has been grown in the dirty soil of your formerly insignificant existence.

You were created to be a producer of delectable fruit, brilliant flowers, and undeniable glory. The Word of God will prepare your life for the demonstration of God’s character in an ordinary man or woman.