Growing Your Soul

Your soul is getting bigger
In order to be better.

It might be nice to bless you
To become an instant success—
A “scratch off” winner—
To have the Promised Land
Just handed to you whole hog.

But, as much as we’d like
A short cut to glory,
God doesn’t usually dole out
His Promised Lands that way.

“Little by little I will drive them out
From before you,” He promised,
“… until you have increased….” (Ex. 23:30)

Israel needed more people.
Needed to “increase.”
No point in planting vast fields
That they couldn’t nourish and protect.

It’s a blessing that God gives
Your soul time to grow
Before dumping all His blessings
In a lump sum.

You’re increasing on the inside
So you can handle the vastness
Of the Promised Land that
God has in mind for you!