Waiting for Worthy

Seasons change…. God never does.

Sheri Griffin is the author of Waiting for Worthy “Living
patiently through the seasons of Ecclesiastes”,
Garden to Glory, and No Impossibles Allowed. She is
Executive Director/Founder of Seed and Sower
Ministry, a Master Gardener, mentor, and ministry
speaker. She is wife of renowned Renewal Ranch
Ministry Chef, Ron Griffin, and a homeschool mom of
two special needs children, who’s lives have been
anything from ordinary. She enjoys sharing her
extraordinary faith, gardening, family, and their finely
seasoned journey through the Ecclessiastes’
season’s of life. Her ministry ‘plants seeds of faith’ in
her community, providing food for the hungry, while
offering biblical nourishment. She is active in
speaking at Christian gathering events and faith-
based drug and alcohol recovery centers. Her writing
reaches millions around the world in her Facebook
post, devotional writings, and biblical gardening
techniques.

recent posts

  • Wheat in Waiting

    I drove out to our place, again, to meet with God and give thanks. This is the spot where I encountered God’s hand gently rolling the patiently waiting wheat while He blew the clouds across the brightly shining, setting sun. The wheat fields danced and clapped together in worship. My heart was in awe as I parked the car in the field, next to the empty green tractor. God’s plan to drastically change our lives was here, amongst the waving wheat.

    It was late June 2015 when I fastened the children up with my Bible in hand and drove away, desperately needing direction and a conversation with my Maker. God was the only one who knew our secrets and what my children and I were going through as He was leaving, yet again, erratically shoving everything he could into his car, heading out for the last time in our marriage, to choose homelessness. His mental instability and illness tried to warrant me, as the reason, but this time, I knew better. I was not going to play victim or robber. I knew this was happening because this person chose himself over help and over his own family, again. The years and months that led up to our escape from his imprisoned mind were God pulling us out. I was told by people who claimed they loved us, “This is normal, and I should work hard to fix it,” but God tugged at my heart and showed me through His unconditional love that this was not love, and I was not responsible for fixing him. This was God’s. Our reality has proven that generational curses do still exist. I chose to break free from it. 

    I prayed the entire drive. Tears flooded my eyes, and my nerves shook through my fingertips, steering the wheel to a back Arkansas country road. The path was unfamiliar, but the scenes were breathtaking. I honestly believed we were lost, much like my heart, but the car and my trembling hands led us to the golden field side. This is where we stopped, and my eyes gazed through tears at God’s marvelous works. The wheat field had caught my attention and grasped every heart string within me, pulling me over and turning off the ignition. I glanced over to my bible lying in the passenger’s seat and sighed as I rolled the windows down and listened. The only sounds were my children’s breath and the wheat crackling in the wind. 

    It was at that moment that I felt God ushering us to step out of the car and sit down here. I grabbed my bible and unfastened the children. We stepped out into the calm breeze with tear-stained cheeks and somber hearts. It was by the thick of the wheat on the dusty dirt, with my kids at my waist, where I somberly wept and became free. I begged. I urgently cried out for deep understanding. I looked up to the sky, and there God was, looking down as I clutched my children’s hands with my bible in my lap. The wheat was patiently waiting for the farmer. The farmer was waiting patiently for God. I was only waiting. I opened the Bible and read from the Book of James out loud to the kids. “Be patient until the Lord comes. See how the farmer waits for the harvest and is patient with it until it receives the early and late rains. So we must be patient.” James 5:7-8 

    Tears fell from my eyes, landing onto the pages and in the dirt. Patience and peace are exactly what my heart needed in our most desperate season of life.  

    This is the place I come to in the seasons of waiting, while the wheat is patient, at the end of the road and the end of the curse that tried to take my children and me. My tears and heartache have fed the soil here, and still do. “Those who sow in tears will reap with joyful shouts. Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them”. Psalm 126:5-6 (NIV)  Here is where God rescued my children and me from difficult times, on another backcountry road. This is how God brought me back to Himself and into His Promised Word. I express my gratitude, as a personal reminder of His great rescuing love, His enduring patience, and my need for Him. Here, I am thankful for the valuable lifesaving lessons He taught me through His creation and His Word, which drew us away from what harmed us. He welcomed us into a promised future among the wheat, clapping in the wind, worshipping patiently for harvest. 

    Waiting for Worthy

    Sheri Griffin

  • Joy in the Mornings

    I lay there, listening to the 3 am alarm blare next to my head, “There will be joy in the morning.” I pulled the duvet over my face as the morning coolness of the fan above nipped my nose. I wanted to stay under the warmth of the covers and the security of my bed, but a new morning was calling after me, all knowing that my protection was not in the place I physically lay, but rather where my hope lay. I pulled the covers back, looked up at the spinning fan, and through my poofy, tear-stained eyes, I thanked the Lord for another day of breath. I reached over to turn off the alarm as it continued to sing “If it’s not good, then He’s not done, No, He’s not done with it yet. Hold on to the morning. There will be joy,” I listened closely as I picked up my phone, hoping that the continuance of the alarm would not wake up the entire household. The song steadily reminded me of another purposeful day that the Lord had made. I sat up as I hit dismiss and swiped it away from my screen. I wiped the midnight and yesterday’s battles from my eyes and clung to the promises of God in that early morning moment. I silently prayed, “Mercy and grace follow my feet as I place them on the floor. May your unshakable love guide me on your path of righteousness. Where you lead, I will follow. “Let me hear of your steadfast love, for in you I trust.” 

    God’s steadfast hope led me to the foot of the bed, where I kneel every morning to pray alongside my husband. This foundation of morning worship was a vital and necessary source of life for our souls. This repetitive act guards our hearts and grounds us in truth, love, and loyalty, before our days begin, even when the crispness of a fall morning and the luxury of a warm bed seem more fitting for the weary, worn-out soul.

    “Weeping may last for a night, but joy comes in the morning.” Psalm 30:5 (NIV) 

    My soul is awakened to the recorded verses of the psalmist. The enemies that had been fighting to steal his joy the day before have been swiped away like the dismiss button on my phone. The hope and joy of God arose in the morning with him. His safeguard was the hope of God. There were no covers God could not hear under, caves God could not hear into, or pits that God could not reach into. The psalmist’s hope, even after a night’s worth of tears, is that the steadfast and secure foundation of God’s character is under his feet, leading his night into a morning filled with joy. He remembers “In the morning, Lord, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my request before you and wait expectantly.” Psalm 5:3 (NIV) 

    I pray your tears of yesterday are turned into overwhelming joy this morning!

    Sheri Griffin

    A sunrise scene with the word 'Joy' overlaid, symbolizing new beginnings and hope.

    Illuminating God

    “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai, with the two tablets of the testimony in his hand as he came down from the mountain, Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.” Exodus 34:29 (ESV)

    The kids’ faces gleamed with anxiousness and anticipation as we stirred, poured, molded, and added the last of the properly measured ingredients of the “Create your own Glowing Volcano” science project. The instruction manual was highlighted in italics. “Follow measurements according to directions.” We executed the first thirteen steps exactly as instructed in the booklet. The evening drew near, and so did our excitement. We stared wide-eyed and intently at the plastered volcano while it dried, right down to the buzzing of the timer. Great expectations began to well up inside us as we mixed the last of the enclosed packet. We poured it into the center of the volcano and turned off the lights. To our wondrous surprise, the volcano began to illuminate our dining room as lava-like gel bubbled from its core. Suddenly, the molded mountain began to rock and fizz. Orange and red lava began to spew upward, and 

    “kaboom!” The volcano erupted with a rumbling roar. Our concoction splattered fluorescent colors all over the ceiling, curtains, walls, table, and us! We hesitated in our moment of shock, and then we looked at each other, raising our hands in the air with glee. We laughed and shouted for joy. Tears brimmed in my eyes as the kids and I shared our emotions. We were glowing fluorescent orange and red along with the surfaces of our home! Little did we know that if we had read further along in the instruction booklet, the experiment included an exploding experience that was supposed to be done outdoors. We appreciated the glow for several days, even after washing our clothes. They, like our home, remained stained with a fluorescent hue for weeks. 

    Moses desired to see God in all his splendor and Glory, and God fulfilled his servant’s heart during an intimate encounter with God on the mountain of Sinai between the rock of Horeb. God’s majestic light presence remained with Moses after the covenant law was established, illuminating his entire face.

    Moses did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with God.” Exodus 34:29b (ESV)

    When Moses was in the presence of God, he would unveil his face and soak in God’s glory. His face would radiate from close communion with God, making it visible to others that in God’s presence, the experience is evident. Moses’ relationship with God was both transformational and ongoing. Moses’ face often lost its radiance and required restoration. This was only possible after being in the company of God. Our countenance, too, can reflect God’s powerful and gleaming glory. Our morning devotional time, intimate prayers, or a humbling church service should emanate from our souls, reflecting God’s glorious light that enlightens our lives and reveals His holiness. God’s holiness, when unveiled, can erupt from our hearts and faces, illuminating His light for the world to see. 

    Sheri Griffin

  • Tragedy to Triumph

    God is a great God who moves and guides us in significant ways. He works through painful, unpredictable plans, using the mundane and the most imperfect individuals, often amidst tragedies or dark circumstances, knocking us off our idol-worshipping horses, leading us back into the light of His perfect glory. What we endure in the bleak moments of reckoning is merely God’s formulation of a miracle. However, we often find ourselves blinded by the darkness of each tragedy within our hearts because we lack trust and stability in Christ. It is not that our pain is so overwhelming, but rather that we are small and underestimate how great God is and what His plans entail. We tend to view our pain as the leading factor in our lives instead of recognizing that God has gone before all humanity and predestined our days, no matter the season we face. 

    “All of my days were written in your book and planned before a single one began.” —Psalm 139:16 (NIV)

    “For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” —Ecclesiastes 3:1 (ESV)

    Our God stepped down from His just and righteous throne to take on what we as humans could not bear. In messy times, we often point fingers at God and blame others simultaneously. We must step outside of ourselves and trust that this life belongs to our Good God, who is the foundation of our trust. If we take note and count of all our blessings—even amid trials, tragedies, death, and loss—we will notice a rhythmic pattern of God’s grace upon this broken world. When we move away from our selfish hearts and place them where they truly belong, we will recognize that creation is not about us but for God, who is for us and has gone above and beyond for us, and what He is doing is for His glory, not ours..

    Tragedies do not define us; rather, they are meant to refine us. Devastation and pain are not intended to harm us but to remind us of the suffering that Christ endured on our behalf. Crises are not meant to criticize us; they are intended to shift our perspective. We must establish a solid foundation beneath our feet while cultivating a daily relationship with God through prayer and meditation. This will prepare us to withstand life’s painful seasons.

    Pain serves as an indicator that God has instilled within each of us, helping us recognize our need for the One who rectifies, justifies, and sympathizes with our suffering. The Cross represents the most grotesque and darkest moment in history, where one man—one God—could genuinely comprehend everything this world has experienced and will experience. A powerful verse that illustrates the suffering of Jesus is Isaiah 53:5 (NIV):

    “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed.”

    This verse encapsulates the essence of Jesus’ suffering and sacrifice for humanity, showing how His pain and wounds are transformative for us. Another relevant verse is 1 Peter 2:24 (NIV):

    “He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds, you have been healed.”

    Both verses emphasize the significance of His suffering in relation to our healing and salvation. He established PEACE through His suffering. In the darkest moment of all history, Peace was given so we may have peace. 

    So, how do we find peace in trials? Here are several Bible verses that speak to finding peace during hardships:

    **John 16:33 (NIV)**: “I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

    **2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)**: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble.”

    These verses remind us that even in difficult times, we can find peace in our tragedy and walk in triumph through faith, prayer, and trust in God.

  • Radiating Christ

    “Those who look to him are radiant with joy, and their faces shall never be ashamed“. Psalm 34:5 CSB

    Our home has a microwave that quit working properly after one of our children accidently left the door open for an unknown amount of hours. It functions backwards. Even the hot-plate spins in the opposite direction. When we pull open the door, the microwave begins to operate, blasting high, radioactive heat at its user. I wonder if the small rectangular box wants to be a square oven? I never minded the heated waves cooking my food to its desired temperature, but now, I am more concerned about our household being tempered and cooked by the microwave! Our electronic cooking device has its own malfunction without a single manual input of direction.

    Much like our malfunctioning, radioactive microwave, I too, recognize when my heart and mind are left open to the world and away from the manual of God’s Word and direction for my life. I can easily malfunction or accidentally be set into the wrong direction of spinning, fleshly thoughts, and when this is permeated, it radiates from my heart, sending out waves of ungodliness. So, I must discern when my heart and mind are beginning to reset to a worldly defective, malfunction mode and not controlled by godly instruction mode. God desires that I function through him and with him. Without him, I am nothing but a shameful, self radiating, overheated microwave.

    “Those who look to him are radiant with joy, and their faces shall never be ashamed“. Psalm 34:5 CSB

    The psalmist knows his redeemer, his deliverer, and his instructor. God’s light and power reflects through those who keep their eyes on him. The Hebrew word for radiant, is nahar, which translates to “to beam, shine forth” and unveils a transformation resulting from looking to God for deliverance. This radiance comes from God’s presence. Similar to how Moses’ face shone after being in God’s presence.

    “When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the Lord.” Exodus 34:29 NIV

    We too, who look to Christ, keeping his commands, can shine radiantly with joy, unashamed!

    Sheri Griffin

  • Busy Bee

    Admittedly, I find myself often distracted, purposefully. Like a Busy Bee! 

    When a neighbor jokingly responded to my love of bees as a perfect mascot for my personality, “between you and your bees, you are the busiest bee,” “Do you ever rest?” I was convicted. 

    I distract myself in painful circumstances. I even distract myself by being too busy with God. I will find mountains of work to accomplish when I should rest, to avoid pausing where God needs me to. I wrestle with the thoughts that slowing down means lazy work and lack of achievement. I often define my own busyness with accomplishment and doing something useful and fruitful during trials. I will even rewrite a stressful matter into a parody, just to excuse my need to find solitude and truth in the reality of the matter. Avoidance and Distractions are my greatest accomplishments. “Oh, the confession of that is just that,” I confess I am terrible at this word REST. 

    What exactly is God trying to teach when He causes me to rest? What purpose in resting is there when there is so much to do, so many to serve, and a world that is in nonstop need? How do I succeed in such a thing, without feeling guilty?

    First, defining what this is as an action and a noun can shed insight into God’s intentions.

    Rest (verb): cease to work or movement in order to relax, refresh oneself, or recover strength

    Rest (noun): an instance or period of relaxing or ceasing to engage in strenuous or stressful activity.

    Second, realizing that I am not the true accomplish maker. God is! Ouch! The sting, like a bee, of realizing I am not busy saving the world. God already accomplished that with The Cross! That’s a pretty good way to stop me from being busy and rest in that! 

    “But, God…. there is still so much to do that you require from us! So, how do I rest in that?”

    In Luke 5: 4-11, Jesus teaches us about obedience, a miracle, trust and leaving everything behind to follow Him. This includes what they worked for all night. Can you imagine casting all of your hard work aside and just leaving it? 

    “When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, “Put out into deep water, and let down the nets for a catch.” Simon answered, “Master, we’ve worked hard all night and haven’t caught anything. But because you say so, I will let down the nets.” When they had done so, they caught such a large number of fish that their nets began to break. So they signaled their partners in the other boat to come and help them, and they came and filled both boats so full that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this, he fell at Jesus’ knees and said, “Go away from me, Lord; I am a sinful man!” For he and all his companions were astonished at the catch of fish they had taken, and so were James and John, the sons of Zebedee, Simon’s partners. Then Jesus said to Simon, “Don’t be afraid; from now on you will fish for people.” So they pulled their boats up on shore, left everything, and followed him.

    They left everything, Ya’ll!!! 

    God reminds me in scripture that busyness, even in serving or intentionally good, can distract us from the goodness of what God is teaching. 

    Luke 10:38-42

    “Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, “Lord, do You not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Therefore, tell her to help me.” And Jesus answered and said to her, “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about many things. But one thing is needed, and Mary has chosen that good part, which will not be taken away from her.”

    The conviction in this passage! 

    “So, REST…… Here I am in need of you! Here is where God brings restoration, healing, devotion, obedience, and a deeper understanding of who God is and I am not.”

    Sheri Griffin

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  • Bad hair day

    My hair has its own personality, character traits, and zip code. Naturally, my hair is curly, wild, frizzy, unruly, and unmanageable, even after using 15 hair products at once, all claiming to tame my hair’s wild side. God knows my hair struggles, my personal struggles, and the struggles I will face in the future. He knows the coloring, the heat, the lies I have believed, and damaging effects I have caused to my hair and my heart. He even knows my losses. So, when I wrestle with my hair and heart issues, knowing nothing on this earth will ever be enough, I rest in knowing Jesus and His Holy Word are enough! His promises maintain my worthy heart and scattered curls right down to the roots. In all His majesty, he keeps track and counts each textured strand on my head, caring about the deeper details of me. How marvelous and loving is that! “Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.” Matthew 10:29-31″Gray hair is a crown of splendor; it is attained in the way of righteousness.” Proverbs 16:31God loves us unimaginably enough to place these verses about our hair in scripture. His Truth counts us worthy. The hair he created me to have, and you to have, surely proves he cares about the most intimate and finite details of our beings. This allows us freedom from the lofty cares of today and tomorrow. God has us and our bad hair days in mind and in hand. He is all we need.I pray you know He who created you and your hair, perfectly loves you deep into the roots on top of your head and your heart! You are worthy!

    Sheri Griffin

Tragedy to Triumph

God is a great God who moves and guides us in significant ways. He works through painful, unpredictable plans, using the mundane and the most imperfect individuals, often amidst tragedies or dark circumstances, knocking us off our idol-worshipping horses, leading us back into the light of His perfect glory. What we endure in the bleak moments of reckoning is merely God’s formulation of a miracle. However, we often find ourselves blinded by the darkness of each tragedy within our hearts because we lack trust and stability in Christ. It is not that our pain is so overwhelming, but rather that we are small and underestimate how great God is and what His plans entail. We tend to view our pain as the leading factor in our lives instead of recognizing that God has gone before all humanity and predestined our days, no matter the season we face. 

“All of my days were written in your book and planned before a single one began.” —Psalm 139:16 (NIV)

“For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.” —Ecclesiastes 3:1 (ESV)

Our God stepped down from His just and righteous throne to take on what we as humans could not bear. In messy times, we often point fingers at God and blame others simultaneously. We must step outside of ourselves and trust that this life belongs to our Good God, who is the foundation of our trust. If we take note and count of all our blessings—even amid trials, tragedies, death, and loss—we will notice a rhythmic pattern of God’s grace upon this broken world. When we move away from our selfish hearts and place them where they truly belong, we will recognize that creation is not about us but for God, who is for us and has gone above and beyond for us, and what He is doing is for His glory, not ours..

Tragedies do not define us; rather, they are meant to refine us. Devastation and pain are not intended to harm us but to remind us of the suffering that Christ endured on our behalf. Crises are not meant to criticize us; they are intended to shift our perspective. We must establish a solid foundation beneath our feet while cultivating a daily relationship with God through prayer and meditation. This will prepare us to withstand life’s painful seasons.

Pain serves as an indicator that God has instilled within each of us, helping us recognize our need for the One who rectifies, justifies, and sympathizes with our suffering. The Cross represents the most grotesque and darkest moment in history, where one man—one God—could genuinely comprehend everything this world has experienced and will experience. A powerful verse that illustrates the suffering of Jesus is Isaiah 53:5 (NIV):

“But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities. The punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds, we are healed.”

This verse encapsulates the essence of Jesus’ suffering and sacrifice for humanity, showing how His pain and wounds are transformative for us. Another relevant verse is 1 Peter 2:24 (NIV):

“He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds, you have been healed.”

Both verses emphasize the significance of His suffering in relation to our healing and salvation. He established PEACE through His suffering. In the darkest moment of all history, Peace was given so we may have peace. 

So, how do we find peace in trials? Here are several Bible verses that speak to finding peace during hardships:

**John 16:33 (NIV)**: “I have told you these things so that in me you may have peace. In this world, you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world.”

**2 Corinthians 1:3-4 (NIV)**: “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble.”

These verses remind us that even in difficult times, we can find peace in our tragedy and walk in triumph through faith, prayer, and trust in God.