How is your field?
Is it grown over with thorns, and nettles and is the stone wall broken down?
Those words are found in Proverbs 24:31 and are written about the slothful and the man who lacks understanding. I pictured this as I read the passage this morning, a man and his wife have children, and each child has a field that the parents begin working so that it becomes fruitful. As each child grows they begin working alongside side their parents in their field. Together they cultivate and work daily keeping the field so that field continuously yields much fruit. They work together to build a stonewall around the field to protect it.
The day comes, after the parent has worked tirelessly to prepare their child for this day, they turn full care over to them.
What will those that pass by see in a few years? Will it be all grown over and the stonewall broken down or will they see a maintained wall of protection and a fruit producing field?
Something to think about…
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Love and prayers for y’all and may y’all have a blessed day!