And be not conformed to this world; but be ye transformed by the renewing
of your mind... (Romans 12:2a)God clears space around you [sets you apart from the world] to permit you to grow spiritually:
...He shall grow as the lily, and cast forth his roots as Lebanon. His branches
shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive tree and his smell as
Lebanon.They that dwell under his shadow shall return; they shall revive as the corn
and grow as the vine...From Me is thy fruit found. (Hosea 14:5-8)ROOT SYSTEM:
Roots are necessary to anchor and supply nutrients to the plant. Psalms chapter l tells how to
develop the root system in your spiritual life:
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor
standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.But his delight is in the law of the Lord; and in His law doth he meditate day
and night.And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth
his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth
shall prosper. (Psalms 1:1-3)REST:
Dormancy [rest] occupies a specific season in the natural growth cycle of plants. Dormancy is a
period during which the plant may appear to be dead because there is no growth. It is a period of
rest for the plant. Dormancy usually occurs right before a period of very rapid growth. In the
natural world, God commanded times of rest for the land (Leviticus 25:5).
One of the purposes of the baptism of the Holy Spirit is to bring spiritual rest and refreshing.
This spiritual refreshing results in rapid growth of the fruit of the Holy Spirit:
Let us fear, lest a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you
would seem to come short of it.There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. (Hebrews 4:1,9)
For with stammering lips and another tongue will He speak to this people.