You Are God’s Field

I recently became a plant mom. I have twelve plants in my home—fiddle leaf figs, monsteras, and more—that I have been tending. I also became a novice gardener. Last year I planted herbs and vegetables. I’m hoping that we will feast on cucumbers, peppers, spinach, tomatoes, and cantaloupe this year.

God has used my house plants and garden to teach me vital lessons about church ministry. The biggest lesson I’ve learned is that everything grows at its own rate. I started my tomatoes, cucumbers, mint, and cilantro in window boxes at the same time. The cucumbers and tomatoes grew at the same pace, the mint grew wild and wonderfully, however the cilantro wasn’t growing. I checked the window boxes daily and saw the same thing. At one point I was ready to toss the cilantro. There were a few days where I didn’t check the seedlings. When I finally went to tend to them, the cilantro had sprouted and was taller than the others. 

This reminds of the words of the Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians, “I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the growth. So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth… For we are God’s coworkers, working together; you are God’s field, God’s building.” Family, if each of us continues to do what we are called to do, worship, pray, study the Bible, evangelize, and share our testimony, I have no doubt that God will continue to grow First Baptist Church spiritually and exponentially!

In Christ’s Love,

Pastor Donna Owusu-Ansah