Good morning, world. Things are looking pretty good from the front porch of my farm in Virginia today. The fog is heavy on the fields this morning and it looks a little mysterious because of it. As I met with the Living God this morning I considered the mysteries in life and how difficult the journey would be if I couldn’t trust beyond what I can see. As surely as I know that there is a pond and there are trees somewhere beyond the fog over the fields, I know that there are Plans unfolding for my life and there are results from my efforts for Him far beyond what I can see. What a sweet reminder straight from the Throne of a Mighty God that I need to Trust His Plans and I need to keep persevering through the fog regardless of what I see.

Sometimes it feels like we’re working so hard and we get discouraged when we don’t see the results of our labor. But our labor is never fruitless and the results of our labor will often be seen somewhere down the line when the fog clears. Sometimes it feels like we give our heart to another and we get discouraged when we don’t see the results of our efforts. But a heart is never wasted when it’s given sacrificially and the results of the gift is often seen after the fog clears. Sometimes it feels like we share our Faith over and over again and we get discouraged when we don’t see results. But planting seeds of our Faith is never wasted even when it seems to fall on deaf ears and those seeds will often take root after the fog clears. Sometimes it feels like we share wisdom in times when it’s needed and we get discouraged when the wisdom is ignored. But Wisdom is never wasted and the results of the gift will often be seen only after the fog clears. None of our efforts should be gauged by the results that we see on this side of the fog. When we look for the results to be “right here and right now”, we miss the beauty of what God does with all of those seeds that were planted and that are hidden in places we cannot see. This is the key to perseverance.

It takes trust in the Master Plan to be able to find our peace when things don’t go the way we believe they should go or when we long to see the fruit of our efforts right away. But every single thing we do FOR Him and every single thing we do WITH Him has Purpose, and all of those seeds that we plant will take root in His time… if we refuse to quit planting and we learn to Trust through the fog to the results that we may not see on this side of Heaven.

I’m planting seeds and I’m trusting beyond the fog to the Master of all Life and I’ll keep persevering EVEN IF I don’t see the fruit of my labor in this lifetime. How about you? Are you so results driven that you can’t rely on the Living God for those things you cannot see and do you give up when things don’t happen when and how you think they should? IF so, reach out to me. It sounds like you need a Good Lesson in those Eternal Plans that we can’t see and you might need a reminder of what Faith looks like, and when I’m done with you; you’ll never quit planting seeds and you’ll stop gauging the value of your efforts only on Results that you can see with your own eyes too!

“He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” Jeremiah 17:8