" He replied, ‘Sir, let it alone for one more year, until I dig around it and put manure on it. If it bears fruit next year, well and good; but if not, you can cut it down.’”(Luke 13:8-9)
How much time are you supposed to give something before you figure it isn't going to work and move on to something else? Many things in life have a set time limit. We might get an extension but not forever. Of course it is important to be patient with things and see how they grow or work themselves out. Not everything in life is instant.
The other thing that is true is that sometimes we haven't done all that we can do to make something work. There may be just one little thing to do that should have been obvious but wasn't. Most likely we missed it because we were in a rush.
If something isn't working the way you think or hope that it should, can you give yourself enough time and space to see what you haven't tried. It might not work and you can then at least walk away knowing you did everything that you possibly could have. But if you're in a rush and don't want to pay attention, many things won't turn out the way you hoped or imagined.
Blessings,
Ed
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