For seven years, God carried a revelation inside of me called "Root Cause Analysis." Since then, it has evolved. Then a yard project changed everything.
My husband and I decided to cut down four trees on our property - two in the front yard, two on the side of the house. What looked like a simple landscaping decision became one of the most profound deliverance revelations God has ever walked me through.
The two trees in our front yard had been there for eighteen years. They grew tall, mature, and strong. That larger tree gave shade to the Hostas in our flower bed - plants that thrive in shaded places. In that season, the tree served a real purpose. It protected what grew beneath it.
But while the tree gave shade, the grass around it struggled to grow. Weeds kept returning. The roots had taken over so much ground that the lawn could not flourish the way we envisioned.
God spoke immediately: some things in our lives served a real purpose in one season. They gave us shade.
They protected us. They helped us survive. But when they remain too long, they begin to block what God wants to grow next. Some patterns protected us before they imprisoned us. Some coping mechanisms shaded us before they stunted us.
Proverbs 4:23 says to keep the heart with all diligence because the issues of life flow from it. Every issue above the surface traces back to a root growing beneath it.
You pray about the fruit. God wants to address the root.
This July at Birthing Throne Ministries, we go underground.
Drop your biggest recurring pattern in the comments and let's trace it together. 👇🏾
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