Preparing for Rain

The previous post was about a movie we watched that seemed to have many connections to what is happening in the process of getting things rolling with Harmony Acres. Well, we had a get together Friday evening with some of our friends who have expressed a particular interest in being involved in Harmony Acres. We decided to show them Facing the Giants because it seemed so pertinent and also very encouraging through the tough times as it reminds us of the hope that God will always follow through and do his part...

...but we have responsibility also to do our part!

One of the things we were reminded of during the movie this time was the importance of preparing for rain. If there were two guys who had a field and because there was no rain in the forecast, one decided not to plant his field and the other one did, which one was ready for the rain when it came? Which one trusted God to provide rain? "The one who prepared for rain is the one who trusted God."

"God will send the rain. You just need to prepare your field to receive it!"

When people ask us how things are going, we share with them that we are in the middle of doing the non profit profit paperwork which is proving to be a very involved and tedious process. Another thing I've shared with them, even before seeing this movie is that we are preparing for rain. We don't know anything more about the property we are looking at and things seem slow sometimes, but I am constantly asked. We are trusting God to put the big pieces together in His timing, but in the meantime, we are preparing for rain.

We are busy. We have been very focused at getting job descriptions, applications, and the list goes on. If we sit around, nothing is going to happen, because we'd be like the guy who didn't expect rain to come, so why bother, right? NO! 

God will send the rain...He always does. 

We just have to prepare the field and sow the seeds.  It is only then that the rain will be effective to wake up the dormant seeds and allow them to grow. Do we know when the rain will come? Do we know exactly how the rain will come or what it will look like? No. 

But we do trust God to send rain, and we just want to be ready for it when it gets here!  

Please pray for us as we do our best to prep our field and plant our seeds that our field would be ready for rain when it comes. 


A few more notable quotes to share from the movie:

• Your actions will always follow your beliefs. If you accept defeat, that is what you are going to get.
• You are not doing anybody any favors sitting on the fence. You decide what side you are going to be on and then stay on it.
• God's blessings will follow a team that honors God.
• It's easy to lead when you are strong, but now is when it really counts.
• Don't quit!  Don't quit! Don't you quit on me!
• Tell me, what is impossible with God?