This letting the soil lie dormant can be applied to our Christian walks. Oftentimes, we allow parts of our lives to lie dormant, to not grow in grace, to not be fed by the Spirit. We keep parts of our lives hidden from God and sometimes from ourselves. Past hurts lie buried like the rocks in a farmers field that we discourage strong, healthy plants. Relationships become strained because of weeds that are allowed to grow in the gardens of our lives.
Life becomes a rut.
We wake up in the morning and rush to get the things done that call for our attention, neglecting the one reason that we have our being. And yet, Jesus is calling each and every one of us to sow in righteousness and reap in mercy. He calls us to plant our fields with His good works. He asks us to dig up those rocks and pull out those weeds. He tells us to break up our fallow ground for it is time to grow.