How to Trust God When You Can't See What He's Doing | Faith & Motherhood

How do I trust God when I can't see what He's doing?Have you ever prayed for something over and over again and wondered, “God, are You even doing anything?” Maybe you're waiting for an answered prayer, waiting for change in your marriage, waiting to see growth in your children, or simply wondering why you don't feel like you're growing spiritually.What if God is doing something beneath the surface that you simply can't see yet?In this episode of The Rooted Mother, we're looking at what gardening can teach us about God, faith, spiritual growth, trusting God's timing, and the different seasons of life.The Bible begins in a garden, the Garden of Eden, and throughout Scripture, God repeatedly uses seeds, soil, roots, vines, branches, fruit, planting, pruning, and harvest to teach us about our relationship with Him.But it wasn't until my husband and I built a tiny, little garden in our yard that these biblical lessons became real to me.Gardening taught me that growth takes time. You can't see what's happening underneath the soil. You can't see the roots growing. You can't force a seed to produce fruit before it's ready. You can prepare the soil, plant the seed, water it, pull the weeds, and care for it, but ultimately, God gives the growth.And isn't that true in our lives too?As Christian moms, we often want to see the fruit immediately. We want to know that our prayers are working. We want to see our children grow in their faith. We want to become more patient, peaceful, and trusting overnight. We want to know that we're finally making progress.But what if God is growing roots before He's producing fruit?This episode is a reminder that not every season is a harvest season. Ecclesiastes 3 tells us there is a season for everything, and a garden gives us a beautiful picture of what that means.There are seasons of:🌱 Preparing the soil🌱 Planting🌱 Waiting🌱 Growing🌱 Pulling weeds🌱 Pruning🌱 Harvesting🌱 Cleaning up and preparing for what's nextIf you're an overwhelmed Christian mom who feels like you're stuck, behind, waiting on God, struggling to trust His timing, or wondering why you can't see the growth you're praying for, I hope this episode reminds you:You don't have to force yourself into the next season. You can be faithful in the season God has you in right now.Maybe you're looking at what feels like a patch of dirt in your life and wondering why nothing is happening.But God may be growing something you can't see yet.In this episode, we'll talk about:What the Garden of Eden teaches us about GodWhy God uses gardens, seeds, soil, roots, and fruit throughout ScriptureThe Parable of the Sower and what it means to examine the soil of our heartsHow fear, guilt, comparison, anxiety, and resentment can take rootHow to recognize and replace lies with God's truthWhy spiritual growth often happens beneath the surfaceHow to trust God when you can't see what He's doingWhy you can plant and water, but God gives the growthHow to stop trying to control outcomes you were never meant to controlWhat gardening teaches us about waiting on God's timingWhat the Bible says about seasons of lifeWhy not every season of motherhood is a harvest seasonHow to trust God through seasons of waiting, pruning, planting, and preparationWhat it means to be rooted in Christ instead of rooted in our circumstancesHow to grow deeper in your relationship with God during difficult seasonsScriptures mentioned: Genesis 2–3, Matthew 13, 1 Corinthians 3:6, Ecclesiastes 3, and John 15.Mama, if you're in a season where you can't see the fruit yet, don't assume God has forgotten you.The growth begins where you can't see it.Stay rooted. Trust the Gardener. And remember that even when you can't see what God is doing, He is still working.Support the show✨ Free Gift for You: If mom guilt has been weighing on your heart, I've created a free printable, God's Truth vs. Mom Guilt, to help you replace the lies with God's truth. You can download it through the link in today's show notes.If this episode encouraged you, I'd love for you to follow the podcast and share it with another mom who needs the reminder that she doesn't have to walk this journey alone.🌿 Start here: Download my free printable, God's Truth vs. Mom Guilt, and learn to replace guilt-filled thoughts with God's truth and Scripture:https://www.rootedandthrivingmama.com/gods-truth-vs-mom-guiltNext Steps🌿 Website & Shop:https://www.rootedandthrivingmama.com