Hey everybody, welcome to the podcast, I’m Kylie and it’s fantastic to be here with you today.
Today is May 17.
Each day, we follow a simple rhythm: Slow Down, Read, Notice, Reread, Meditate, Respond, and Exercise.
Let’s begin.

Slow Down

We carry so much around every day — financial worries, relational stress, anxiety about the future, and the pressure to succeed.
Now is the time to set those things down for a few minutes and enjoy some time with Jesus.
Close your eyes. Take a deep breath in, then slowly release it.
As you inhale, whisper: “Jesus, You are patient.”
As you exhale, pray: “Give me Your patience.”
Do this three times, then rest in His presence.

Read

Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew.
“The farmer’s workers went to him and said, ‘Sir, the field where you planted that good seed is full of weeds! Where did they come from?’
“ ‘An enemy has done this!’ the farmer exclaimed.
“ ‘Should we pull out the weeds?’ they asked.
“ ‘No,’ he replied, ‘you’ll uproot the wheat if you do. Let both grow together until the harvest. Then I will tell the harvesters to sort out the weeds, tie them into bundles, and burn them, and to put the wheat in the barn.’ ”  (Matthew 13:24–30, NLT)

Notice

What stands out to you in this passage?
Is there a phrase that surprises or challenges you?
Hold it in your heart for a moment.

Reread

Hear this parable again — and pay attention to the farmer’s surprising instruction: Let both grow together.

Meditate

The workers see the weeds and their instinct is immediate: pull them out. It’s a reasonable impulse. Why let something harmful remain when you could remove it now?
But the farmer sees what the workers don’t: in the early stages, wheat and weeds are nearly indistinguishable. Pulling up the weeds now would mean uprooting the wheat along with them. So the farmer says — wait. Let both grow. Trust the harvest. At the right time, with the right wisdom, the separation will happen — and nothing good will be lost.
This parable carries a word for anyone who is frustrated by the presence of evil in the world, in the church, or in their own heart. We want resolution now. We want the weeds removed immediately. But God is patient in ways that can feel uncomfortable to us — not because He is indifferent to evil, but because He is protecting what is good and trusting the harvest He has planned.
There is also a word here about judgment. The sorting is not our job. We are not the harvesters. When we appoint ourselves judges of who is wheat and who is weed — in our churches, in our communities, in our families — we risk doing damage that only God can see and assess. Our call is to grow. To be faithful. To trust the One who knows the difference and who will, at the right time, make all things right.
Take a few moments to reflect on this question:
Is there a situation in my life where I’ve been trying to force a resolution that belongs in God’s hands — where He might be asking me to wait and trust the harvest?

Respond

Father, teach me to trust Your timing and Your judgment. Help me to focus on growing faithfully rather than on pulling up what I think doesn’t belong. You are the farmer. The harvest is Yours.

Exercise

The rush of life will meet you again when you leave this sacred place—but you can carry this moment into your day by forming new habits.
Habit: Trusting God’s Word
Releasing Judgment — Surrender One Situation to God That You’ve Been Trying to Fix or Judge
Today’s habit is an act of release: identify one situation — a relationship, a conflict, a problem in your church or community — where you have been trying to play the role of harvester, pulling up weeds before the time is right, and consciously surrender it to God today.
This doesn’t mean ignoring injustice or refusing to act when action is clearly called for. It means releasing the outcome — the final judgment, the ultimate resolution — into the hands of the One who sees what we cannot.
Write it down. Then pray: “Lord, I release this to You. I’ve been holding it too tightly, trying to sort what only You can sort. I trust Your timing and Your judgment. Help me to focus on my own faithfulness and leave the harvest to You.”

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That’s your two minutes with Jesus for today.
Now, take what you’ve heard…share it and live it.
Until next time, keep slowing down, keep listening, and keep walking with Jesus.