I was enjoying my quiet time with God and I asked that very question: Am I ready? Am I really<\/i> ready? Ironically it wasn\u2019t a question I vocalised but was it on my heart so my Father kindly responded: \u201cYes, you are. You are ready. You\u2019re like a root crop.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cRoot crop?\u201d I responded. It threw me off and I was a little bit confused. What does that mean?<\/p>\n
To give some more context let me explain a dream I had a few weeks prior: I was in my house and I looked like I was hiding. I remember someone who represented the Spirit of God whispering \u201cTumi, it\u2019s time to come out now.\u201d He could tell that I was afraid to be seen. You see God had told me that the time of manifestation for everything I had been praying about for years was about to happen. I had waited and waited and now it\u2019s time and I\u2019m hiding?! Huh?<\/p>\n
It sounds wild that I would do that right? Shouldn\u2019t I be with my best garments ready to go? Naturally, yes?! But the truth is when God revealed some* of the things He wanted to do I freaked out. That<\/i> was what sparked the famous question \u201cAm I really ready?\u201d<\/p>\n
But I think the very fact that I questioned my \u201creadiness\u201d is proof positive that I\u2019m carrying a God-given assignment. When He shares at length what He wants to do the truth is: you may never feel fully ready. That my dear reader is the blunt truth. But guess what? We do it anyway!<\/p>\n
So what exactly are root crops?<\/p>\n
Root crops are crops that grow below the surface for months, perhaps even years, without being visible to the world. All the world sees at the surface are leaves: it doesn\u2019t look like anything is happening to these plants in question. Yet at the time of harvest, the farmer pulls out fully grown crops and people are oftentimes shocked like \u201cwhere did he\/she come from?\u201d<\/p>\n
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Root crops grow silently undetected for years. Just because people can’t see what’s happening to you doesn’t mean you’re not growing.<\/p>\n
When God told me I was like a root crop, He meant that just because people may not be able to see and understand all He\u2019s been doing behind the scenes doesn\u2019t mean that I don\u2019t have anything to offer. He has been working on me in secret. He reminded me that I do <\/i>have intangible and<\/b><\/span> tangible evidence of growth. It was an eye opening revelation and one that left me teary :\u2019)<\/p>\n So this is where I put the spotlight on you: are you<\/i> a root crop? Has God been working on you secretly for years and you sense that now He\u2019s saying to you \u201cIt\u2019s time to go, you\u2019re ready\u201d but you doubt that you are?<\/p>\n Do you know the beautiful thing about feeling <\/i>ready and actually being<\/i> ready? As humans we oftentimes think we know when our moment has arrived because we \u201cfeel\u201d ready. But the truth is only God alone knows when we are ready to be revealed, ready for that next step or ready for a promise to be delivered into our hands. How we feel about our readiness is not the most accurate way to discern if we are actually ready.<\/p>\n The Bible also shows this repeatedly. Moses called himself a stammerer. He didn\u2019t feel ready but what was God\u2019s countenance? \u201cYou are ready Moses, let\u2019s go!\u201d What about Gideon? He literally said he\u2019s the least amongst his brethren yet God\u2019s angel retorted that \u201cHe\u2019s a mighty man of valour.\u201d<\/p>\n How we see ourselves and our readiness is not the perfect indicator of our actual readiness. In my case and in the cases I referenced from the bible I doubted my readiness yet God affirmed it. There have been times in the past where I was wailing that \u201cI\u2019m ready\u201d and God would give me a subtle side eye like\u2026 girl? Sit down!<\/p>\n Take a closer look at the image above. Do you notice something about the leaves above the surface? They all vary across the plants but guess what? Beneath the surface they are all fully ripe. My point is this: don\u2019t compare yourself to another person. Your journey may look very different from another but just because your leaves aren\u2019t as tall doesn\u2019t mean you\u2019re not ready.<\/b><\/p>\n After the Master plants a seed, waters it, and continuously nurtures it, there comes a time when He wants to harvest those crops. He didn\u2019t plant crops so that He can look from his window and see that he has crops beneath the soil. They were planted to be harvested<\/b> once ripe. Why? Because the Master has need for them<\/b>.<\/p>\n Think about if this applies to you in this season and how. For me it was God reminding me that I can\u2019t stay hidden forever. For you it could be that you can\u2019t remain comfortable in your current position because you\u2019re afraid of taking the next step (this applies to me too lol). No matter how we feel there comes a time when God affirms that we are ready and we need to move boldly as He ushers us into our next season.<\/p>\n Here\u2019s a scripture to prick you a lil\u2019 bit:<\/p>\n \u201cA sensible person gathers the crops when they are ready<\/span>; it is a disgrace to sleep through the time of harvest<\/span>.\u201d You\u2019ve got this! Root Crops: The Ones that Grow in Secret 5th July 2024, 14:36 Do you ever secretly ask yourself this question \u201cAm I ready?\u201d \u201cAm I really ready for the next\u00a0 phase of my life?\u201d This question spans various parts of our life. 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\nProverbs<\/span> 10<\/span>:<\/span>5<\/span> GNBUK<\/span><\/p>\n
\nTumi<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"