Last week Ward and I were asked to water the plants at our organizations new guest house. We filled up a pitcher and started making our rounds. Many of the outside plants are small and don't take much water at all. After watering the outside plants we went inside to water the indoor plants. These plants are a bit larger, and so require more water. On top of that it is very hot and humid inside, so the plants were very dry. Each indoor plant sits on the the small plate that serves as a water reservoir for the plants to pull on when it gets hot. Since it was so hot I told Ward we should water the plants enough so that the water filled up the bottom of the plate. Upon approaching the very last plant Ward poured out a good helping of water leaving the pitcher empty. As we sat there we could actually hear the water being absorbed as air bubbles came up from the soil. Knowing that the extreme heat probably dried out the plant Ward went to refill the pitcher and came back to add more water to the plant. Pouring another helping of water again we could hear the crackling of the soil as it soaked in the water but still no water was filling the plate under the plant.
"Wow that is a dry plant!" I said "Go and get a little more water!".
So he did. When he returned he poured only the slightest bit of water on the plant and suddenly from the bottom of the plant water started gushing over the edge of the pot and not just a little bit of water either! It came out like a gushing waterfall as it climbed over the edge of the plate and poured out all over the floor. I quickly ran to get a hand towel and began sopping up the water that had now created a giant puddle on the floor.
Later in the week I reflected on that moment as I thought to myself, "Why did it do that? There was no water at all and then all of a sudden it was a river?".
Then I heard the Lord say to me "It's The Tipping Point".
I didn't really understand, but He continued to talk to me, "The plant was dry, the soil around it was cracked and dry. When you watered the plant the soil was so dry it was absorbing all the water that you added. When you came back to water the plant the third time, the soil had reached it's maximum amount of absorbency and so even though you only added a small amount of water on the third pour it was the tipping point and all of the extra water flowed out onto the floor."
I thought, "OK Lord.... thanks... that's a really good lesson in science, but what does it mean?"
I felt him tell me that this was a physical example of what often times happens in the spiritual. He said Cambodia is being prepared for The Tipping Point. As we daily go out and minister the gospel, as we meet for morning prayer, as we worship, as we talk to people in the streets we are watering the soil. We are saturating the dry, dry soil with the love of God, and although the results are not immediate and we may not see the water being absorbed there is a day coming where it will reach full saturation and there will be a tipping point. The tipping point is the complete outpouring of the love of Jesus, the outpouring of His Spirit that will flow across this entire country and overflow even beyond that.
I want to encourage you in your own walk with the Lord. If there is something that you are pressing in for, a move of God that you are waiting to see manifest DON'T GIVE UP. God hears every prayer, every yearning, and every desire of your heart. Each one is a drop of water that is added to the soil. Some things have small pots, that don't take a lot of water, these are the situations where we see obvious changes and quick breakthrough. There are others that take a lot of water, and these take determination and persistence. Just because the result may not be visible does not mean that your prayers are being wasted! They are filling up those spiritual pots and preparing that situation for the tipping point. What a privilege it is to "press in towards the goal" and what a sweet reward it will be when those situations finally overflow with the goodness of our God.
I am amazed all the time at the amount of people who have never even heard about Jesus. These people are looking for something, they are looking for answers, they are looking for love, and they are looking for hope and our God want's to give it to them. Please partner with us in prayer as we press in for the tipping point of this nation.We are believing the Lord for a great overflowing and a revival that will not only sweep across Cambodia but will also overflow to the surrounding nations.
We are believing that a nation can be saved in a day!
Thank you for your continued prayer for us and for this amazing country.
If you would like to contact us you can do so through our email: farriorfamilymissions@gmail.com.
Love and Blessings
Hillary Farrior
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