Unlike many people I am fortunate enough to own a house with a small backyard. Some time ago I tried growing a patch of lawn and although it grew, it was never really lush and green like I wanted it to be. So I took it out and started clearing the ground. That is when I discovered that my little piece of backyard is more like a dumpsite filled with builder’s rubble. No wonder the grass wouldn’t grow properly!
Maybe you can relate to this in your own life. You’ve been going through the motions, you haven’t been growing as you’d perhaps like to but you haven’t quite stagnated either. I think we all experience this from time to time. And perhaps what we need to do is to ‘shovel our back yards’. Let’s do some introspection.
We need to do what is necessary in order to fertilize the soil and replant, perhaps even plant something completely different. Whatever you do though, don’t settle for what seems average or even good. Let’s keep digging deep, let’s go hard and only settle for great!
As you continue to journey into 2014 and beyond, may you discover and grow to be the awesome person God intended for you to be.