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為移植季節做預備
作者:莎拉-懷滕 SARA WHITTEN
原文來源:以利亞名單
日期:2022.11.9
翻譯:Kate
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最近,神給了我一個圖畫,那就是一棵大樹生長在一個非常狹窄的高山頂上。

主問我:"這棵樹怎麼能長得更大呢?"

我回答說:"我想它需要被移植。在那片狹窄的土地上,它只能長這麼大。"

現在有一些人,神正在他們身上做移植的工作。當我讀到自然界中的樹木移植時,其中一些過程讓我感到驚訝。在自然界中,一棵樹在移植之前必須預備6個月到1年的時間。它從修剪根部開始。你提前幾個月做這件事,以便樹木在移植前有時間癒合。

因此,我們經常尋找"下一個"來放棄 "舊的",但這將是一個信心的一步。這是神可能正在進行切割和改變的時候,讓我們有時間癒合,變得強大,並在某些方面進行轉變,以便在我們預備好迎接祂所帶來的新水準之前為我們做好預備。

移植的時機總是在秋天,在樹葉掉落之後,或者在春天,在第一個新生長發生之前。從靈性上思考這些 "季節",往往是在我們覺得主對我們做得最少的時候,祂實際上是要移植我們。我們看到舊事物從我們的生活中消失。我們還沒有看到新的成長。我們感到有些凍結。

然後是水。這是希伯來語的瑪西班月(Cheshvan),具有諷刺意味的是,這也是洪水開始的月份,啟動了諾亞自己的 "移植"。並非巧合的是,在移植樹木時,指示是在移植前後都要大量澆水,以防止衝擊。神現在正在做的工作,既要洗去(清潔和清除),又要 "加固"(浸泡根部,使其飽滿,為過渡做好預備)。花點時間為這些事情放慢腳步。在隱秘處與主相處的時間將需要超大的 "浸泡"劑量,為未來的成長做預備!

下一步是挖掘。在預備移動時,要在當前位置的樹的根球周圍,以及在樹的新位置挖洞。在靈裡,你可能已經感覺到主在你周圍挖掘......修剪你與你以前領受的事物(包括好的和壞的)的連結,這些事物在這個新季節不會對成長有幫助或需要。

在主將要移動你的領域裡,也有空間正在形成。在這期間,事情可能感覺 "稀疏",但這不是計畫的完了。給主時間。

最後,樹的根部被麻布包裹著,幾乎像一個繭。當你被包裹的時候,你會感到被限制。你覺得你沒有什麼活動空間。你感覺幾乎就像拉撒路被裹在墳墓裡。但是,包裹的發生是為了能夠安全地移動到 "更大、更好 "的空間。

神對我說了一個強有力的短語:"在更大的地方之前的狹小空間"。神可能會把你放在一個感覺上比以前更狹窄的地方。你可能會問:"主啊,為什麼感覺發生的事情少了,或者我在向後退?" 從一個房間到另一個房間的過渡是通過小走廊進行的。飛機的入口是通過一個小的登機通道。出生時進入這個世界的入口是通過一個狹窄的產道。狹窄的地方通向大的空間和新的土地。這不是你的 "收尾工作"。它是你為過渡做的預備。

禱告:主啊,幫助我們浸泡你。我們邀請並允許你修剪我們的樹根,在我們周圍挖掘。我們放手你在這個新季節不需要我們帶的一切。我們甚至把過程和程式都交給你。我們將沉浸在你的喜樂和平安中,對你正在預備的空間和地方充滿希望。讓我們順服並在軌道上,以便我們可以榮耀你。奉耶穌的名,阿門。

 

PREPARING FOR TRANSPLANT SEASON
SARA WHITTEN, KERRVILLE, TX

Recently, God gave me an image of a big tree growing atop a very narrow, tall hill.

"How can this tree grow bigger?" the Lord asked me.

I replied, "I guess it would need to be transplanted. It can only grow so big with that narrow piece of land."

There are some right now in whom God is doing a transplant work. As I read about transplanting trees in the natural, some of the process surprised me. In the natural, a tree must be prepared anywhere from six months to a year before the transplant even happens! It begins with pruning the roots. You do it months in advance so that the tree has time to heal before the transplant.

So often we look for the "next" to drop the "old," but this is going to be a leap of faith. This is a time in which God may be making cuts and changes, allowing us time to heal, become strong and transform in certain ways to prepare us before we are ready for the new level He is bringing us to.

The timing of transplantation is always either in the fall, after leaves have been dropped, or in spring, before the first new growth happens. Thinking about these "seasons" spiritually, it is often when we feel like the Lord is doing the least with us that He is actually about to transplant us. We're seeing old things drop from our lives. We're not seeing new growth yet. We're feeling somewhat frozen.

Then comes the water. This is the Hebrew month of Cheshvan which, ironically, is the same month that the flood began, initiating Noah's own "transplant." Not coincidentally, when transplanting trees, the instructions are to water them significantly, both before and after, to prevent shock. God is doing works right now that both wash away (cleanse and remove) and "shore up" (soak roots to be full and prepared for transition). Take the time to slow down for these things. Time spent in the secret place with the Lord will be needed in extra-long, "soaking" doses to prepare for the growth ahead!

The next step is to dig. In preparation to be moved, holes are dug both around the root ball of the tree in its current location, as well as at the new location for the tree. Spiritually, you may have felt the Lord digging around you...disconnecting you from things you have previously received from (both good and bad) that are not going to be helpful or needed for growth in this new season.

There is also space being made in the areas in which the Lord is going to move you. In the interim, things can feel "sparse," but this isn't the fullness of the plan. Give the Lord time.

Finally, the tree's roots are wrapped in burlap, almost like a cocoon. When you are wrapped, you feel confined. You feel like you have little space to move. You feel almost like Lazarus wrapped in grave clothes. But the wrapping happens so that the move to "bigger and better" spaces can happen in a safe way.

God spoke a powerful phrase to me: "Tight spaces before bigger places." God may be putting you in what feels like a narrower place than before. You may be asking, "Lord, why does it feel like less is happening or that I'm moving backward?" The transition from room to room happens through small hallways. The entrance to a plane is through a small boarding tunnel. The entrance into this world at birth is through a narrow passage. Tight places lead to big spaces and new lands. This is not your "winding down." It's your preparation for transition.

Prayer: Lord, help us to soak You in. We invite and allow You to prune our roots and dig around us. We release everything that You don't need us to carry in this new season. We even release the process and procedures to You. We will soak in Your joy and peace and be hopeful in the spaces and places You are preparing. Keep us obedient and on track so that we may glorify You. In Jesus' name, amen.