Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about preparation.
Not just preparing my schedule.
Not just preparing my goals.
But preparing my heart.
In my early morning time with the Lord—through prayer, study, and writing—I’ve been realizing something: before God sends a harvest, He first prepares the field.
And right now, I believe He is preparing mine.
In this season of my life, God has been teaching me that every calling requires preparation.
Every assignment requires obedience.
Every harvest requires faithful planting.
As I continue growing in my writing, my business, and my walk with Christ, I’m learning that nothing is wasted when it is surrendered to Him.
Every lesson.
Every late night.
Every prayer.
Every attempt to get better.
It is all part of preparing the field.
This season isn’t about rushing results.
It’s about becoming ready.
It’s about trusting God’s timing.
And it’s about walking faithfully in what He has placed in my heart.
As I’ve been praying and reflecting on this season, the Lord keeps bringing me back to a familiar passage in Scripture:
“Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is indeed plentiful, but the laborers are few. So pray to the Lord of the harvest to force out and thrust laborers into His harvest.’”
— Matthew 9:37–38
When I read these words, I’m reminded that God has never lacked opportunity.
The harvest has always been ready.
The need has always been great.
What He looks for are willing, faithful workers—people who are prepared to show up, serve, and obey when He calls.
In this season, I don’t just want to be someone who prays for the harvest.
I want to be someone who is ready to work in it.
Sowing Faithfully and Trusting God With the Results
(Galatians 6:6–10)
As I continued praying about preparation and purpose, another passage came strongly to my heart:
“Do not be deceived and deluded and misled… For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap.”
— Galatians 6:7 (AMPC)
This verse is a reminder that nothing we do in obedience to God is ever meaningless.
Every prayer is a seed.
Every moment of study is a seed.
Every act of discipline is a seed.
Every step of faith is a seed.
Whether we realize it or not, we are always sowing something.
We are either sowing into our flesh—through distractions, fear, procrastination, and comfort.
Or we are sowing into the Spirit—through obedience, faithfulness, prayer, and perseverance.
And God, in His perfect wisdom, allows us to reap what we plant.
Galatians also encourages us not to grow weary in doing good:
“And let us not lose heart and grow weary… for in due time and at the appointed season we shall reap, if we do not faint.”
— Galatians 6:9 (AMPC)
There are days when the work feels slow.
Days when progress seems invisible.
Days when quitting feels easier than continuing.
But this Scripture reminds me that God’s timing is never rushed—and never late.
If I stay faithful.
If I keep sowing.
If I keep trusting.
There will be a harvest.
Not because of my strength—but because of His promises.
Working With Purpose and Focus
During one of my lessons in my Christian copywriting course, I was introduced to a quote from Orison Swett Marden’s book The Hour of Opportunity.
Even though the book was written over a hundred years ago, the words stood out to me in this season of my life:
“The great difference between those who succeed and those who fail does not consist in the amount of work done by each, but in the amount of intelligent work. The one-talent man who concentrates his powers upon one unwavering aim accomplishes more than the ten-talent man who scatters his energies, and never knows what to do next. Nothing can take the place of an all-absorbing purpose. Education will not, genius will not, talent will not, industry will not, will-power will not. The purposeless life must ever be a failure.”
When I read this, it really made me stop and think.
It reminded me that preparation is not just about being busy.
It is about being intentional.
About learning on purpose.
About growing on purpose.
About showing up with direction.
God has been teaching me that scattered effort produces scattered results.
But focused obedience produces fruit.
In this season, He is helping me stay centered on the assignment He has given me—developing my writing skills, stewarding my time well, and doing my work with excellence.
Not for recognition.
Not for applause.
But to honor Him.
Because excellence honors God.
And focus protects the field He is preparing.
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How I’m Preparing My Field
In this season, preparing my field has become a daily, intentional choice.
It doesn’t look dramatic.
It doesn’t happen overnight.
It happens quietly—one faithful step at a time.
Most mornings begin early.
Before the noise of the day starts, I spend time with the Lord in prayer and in His Word. I ask Him for wisdom, clarity, and direction—not just for my personal life, but for my writing and my business as well.
After spending time with Him, I move straight into my writing exercise.
I write while my mind is still clear.
While my spirit is still calm.
While my heart is still focused.
This is where I practice.
Where I grow.
Where I learn to be obedient with my gift.
Then I move into the rest of my day.
I work through my to-do list.
I study my courses.
I review lessons.
I redo assignments.
I apply what I’m learning.
Even when it feels challenging.
Even when I feel stretched.
Even when progress feels slow.
I write even when I don’t feel inspired.
Because growth comes through consistency.
I’m also learning to guard my focus.
To say no to distractions.
To comparison.
To unnecessary noise.
Instead, I choose discipline.
I choose obedience.
I choose faithfulness.
Some days, preparation looks like confidence.
Other days, it looks like simply showing up.
But every day, it is an act of trust.
Trust that God is using this season.
Trust that He sees every seed.
Trust that He will bring the increase in His time.
Trusting God With the Harvest
As I reflect on this journey of preparation, I’m learning that my responsibility is not to force results.
My responsibility is to be faithful.
To pray.
To study.
To write.
To grow.
To obey.
God never asked me to produce the harvest.
He asked me to prepare the field.
He asked me to sow in faith.
To labor with integrity.
To serve with love.
To trust Him completely.
Galatians reminds us:
“So then, as occasion and opportunity open up to us, let us do good… especially to those of the household of faith.”
— Galatians 6:10 (AMPC)
Everything I am learning, practicing, and building is not just for me.
It is so I can serve better.
Encourage deeper.
Write with more clarity.
Help others walk in their calling.
And when the time is right, God will bring the increase.
In His way.
In His timing.
For His glory.
So I will keep preparing.
I will keep showing up.
I will keep trusting.
Because I believe the harvest is coming.
And I want to be ready.
Closing Prayer
Lord, thank You for this season of preparation.
Thank You for every lesson, every challenge, and every opportunity to grow.
Help me to remain faithful when progress feels slow.
Focused when distractions try to pull me away.
And obedient when You are calling me higher.
Teach me to steward this calling well.
And when the harvest comes, may it bring glory to Your name.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
This post was prayerfully written with the support of AI as a writing assistant, while the heart, message, and testimony remain my own.