Tend Your Field

You don’t get the fruit if you don’t do the work.
No one else is coming to pull your weeds, catch your foxes, or water what God gave you.

The Invitation

Every man is given a field —
Your mind.
Your heart.
Your household.
Your calling.
Your relationships.
Your craft.

What you do with it is your offering.

God gives the seed, the soil, and the potential.
But the growth is tied to your stewardship.

“The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
but diligence is man’s precious possession.”
— Proverbs 12:27

You already have what you need. The question is:
Will you tend it? Will you protect it? Will you show up when no one else sees?

What Tending Looks Like

Tending isn’t loud. It’s faithful.
It’s the unseen rhythm of stewardship.

Pull the weeds. Uproot lies, patterns, and sins that choke life.
Water the good. Invest in what you want to see grow.
Fence the edges. Set up boundaries that protect what matters.
Catch the foxes. Guard against the subtle compromises that ruin intimacy and fruitfulness.
Keep showing up. Growth favors the consistent, not the gifted.

“Catch for us the foxes, the little foxes that ruin the vineyards…”
— Song of Solomon 2:15

It’s not always the big sin that wrecks a man.
It’s the small patterns of avoidance, distraction, delay, or self-pity that quietly spoil the field.

Signs You’ve Neglected the Field

You’re constantly “waiting on clarity” but avoiding the work.
You’re easily distracted, disordered, or discouraged.
You blame others for what you’re not cultivating.
You feel emotionally dry or spiritually distant — not from lack of desire, but lack of tending.

Tend It Like This

Name your field. What’s been entrusted to you? Be honest. Be specific.
Check for foxes. What little patterns, habits, or compromises are nibbling away at the fruit?
Build fences. Create rhythms, rules, and structures that guard your growth.
Water daily. Don’t wait for motivation — be faithful in the small.
Clear the brush. Don’t let old weeds grow back through neglect.
Pray for rain. God brings the increase, but you must prepare the ground.

Connected Notes

Final Word

If the enemy can’t steal your field,
he’ll try to distract you from tending it.
If he can’t burn it, he’ll send foxes to nibble from the edges — slowly, subtly, silently.

Don’t be found asleep at harvest.

“He who tills his land will have plenty of bread…”
— Proverbs 28:19

Tend what you’ve been given. Catch the foxes. Guard the fruit. Grow with God.

tend your field