Stop Overthinking – By Ruth “Phoenix Rising” Moise
Why Your Dreams Feel Stuck (And What God’s Trying to Tell You About It)
Let me tell you something that’s been heavy on my heart lately. As a mother of two writing
from behind these walls, I’ve had nothing but time to think about seeds, soil, and the
paralyzing fear of planting your dreams in the wrong place. Sound familiar?
You’re scrolling through social media, watching everyone else’s highlight reel, thinking you
need the perfect conditions before you start. The perfect job. The perfect relationship. The
perfect mental health day. The perfect credit score. But here’s the plot twist nobody’s
talking about: God never asked you to find perfect soil.
The Parable Nobody Wants to Hear in Your Self-Help Era
My friend Deacon came to me with this story that completely shifted my perspective, and I
need you to sit with this for a minute. Picture a young woman holding seeds in her hand,
tossing them around like dice, like your grandma used to do with salted peanuts (sorry
elders, I see you checking those sodium levels, no disrespect).
She’s examining them, overthinking them, analyzing which seed looks most likely to
succeed. And then something wild happens: she just throws them up in the air. No strategy.
No vision board. No five-year plan. She doesn’t know if they’re landing on concrete, good
soil, bad soil, or spoiled soil. She just knows they fell somewhere.
Now before you call this irresponsible or “not very demure, not very mindful,” stay with me.
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