Grace Between the Fields. What’s in the name? What does it reveal about ‘The Why’ behind the blog?

Grace in the Waiting

The main meaning behind the name is the grace that He bestows over me in the waiting. It’s like walking along the dirt road and seeing the vast, empty land before you. Envisioning the potential, the dream that God has placed within you. Yet, feeling the impossibility when starting from ground zero. No resources. No expertise. No support.

His grace over me has been much needed through the season of waiting for a place to start. Trying to find that way on my own and striving in the process. His grace while I learn that it is His will, not mine. For His glory and kingdom, not mine. That through the wonders of His provision, through deepening my faith and leaning on Him, by walking with Him along those dusty, country roads, that He will make those paths straight and be the light along the way. He will bring to pass what He has purposed for me even as I wrestle with grasping the balance between doing the work in faith and knowing when to step back, wait and let Him move. To work but not strive.

The terrain of the fields I’ve walked thus far just to find that start has not been smooth. But as I keep walking forward and as I look back, I see how He is moving and the trail that He is paving.

Fields of Seasons and Blessings

Moving from a field (season) of waiting, into a field of learning and preparation.

The fields are seasons but the fields are also the blessings. They are the sense of freedom from bondage and the peace that is only from Christ. The sense of nearness and awe of Him that being in nature creates.

There is beauty in the fields and all that it represents.

His timing.

His blessing.

His peace, His promise and ultimately His love.

Old Fences

Then, there are the fences around those fields that guard my heart. Old, unreliable fences that need to come down to allow for rebuilding anew. Fences that will collapse when leaning upon my own understanding. Fences that won’t hold up if I’m grasping for control. The things that I hold onto a bit too tightly far longer than I should. These fences have kept people out to protect the heart.

But God, He wants to build around community. He wants to open the heart. To bring healing in. To rebuild trust through positive experiences and through knowing the Father’s love. To use this dream of having a homestead full of animals, filled with grace and used for His kingdom. A place for all.

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