In Order to Grow, You’ve Got to Be Buried.

Oh my, doesn’t it sound positively awful to think of it that way? And there have been so many times in my own life where God has either pruned me back to what felt like the stump or completely plucked me from the tree, grabbed that small seed, and buried me in the soil. When I asked God to refine me back in 2020, I had no idea what was about to take place. I was stripped of the impurities, barely hanging on, and the enemy took his shot at me, trying to destroy me. But then God did something amazing in that time. He burned away everything until all that was left was a tiny seed, and He replanted me. Oh, it was dark, uncomfortable, the sun out of view, and as the season went on, I began to break open.

And I want to go a little further here. Sometimes our minds think of our journey as a single tree when we look at our growth, but what if God wants us to look at the bigger picture? What if the single seed from our tree can turn into an orchard that bears fruit in abundance? So over and over again, He takes a piece of us and buries us again and again. This last refining I went through, I pleaded with God and begged Him to never take me through it again. But even as I was saying it, I knew this wouldn’t be the last time, nor would it be the last time the enemy would attack while I looked so small and fragile. But God… Oh lovely, God is always there.

For me, I always see a tree when I think of myself, but a friend of mine says she sees herself like a field of wheat that blows in the wind. And that image struck me—because just like a field of wheat, our lives are part of something greater, something that bends and grows together. We're not just individual trees; we're part of God's grand design, each of us contributing to His beautiful plan.

I get it—the isolation, the hurt, the pain, the feeling of abandonment. The enemy whispers lies, trying to convince you that you're alone, that you're forgotten, and that you’re too weak to grow. But that’s not the truth. The truth is, you’re not alone; you’re set apart and being prepared for what is to come as God watches over you. He’s nurturing that seed, ensuring it grows into something beautiful, fruitful, and strong.

"Very truly I tell you, unless a kernel of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains only a single seed. But if it dies, it produces many seeds." — John 12:24

Remember, lovely, you are never alone in this journey.

Love,

Sarah x

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