What are you yielding?

One of my plans for the new year is to get rid of things that are taking up my time. ⁣

But my biggest hang up has been “how”?⁣

How do I know what to keep and what to eliminate?⁣

I’ve heard the fantastic advice about “good, better, and best”.⁣

But even that can feel a little vague at times. ⁣

How do I actually know what things are “good” and which are “better”? 

One word really stood out to me as I read the account of the Creation that has never popped out before:⁣

YIELD⁣

The Lord is constantly talking about what various fruits or vegetation will yield. ⁣

And everything is intended to yield something similar to what it is— trees yielding fruit that will produce new fruit trees; grains yielding seeds that will produce the same plants. ⁣

What a simple way to see what is good and what is not!⁣

What does this action or activity YIELD in my life?⁣

Does it yield a closer relationship to God or not?⁣

Does it yield a better relationship with my husband and kids or not?⁣

Does it yield personal development that uplifts me?⁣

Those are the things I want to keep. ⁣

And, admittedly, sometimes I have to look at the long-term yield. ⁣

Family scripture study with three little kids doesn’t always produce an awesome short-term yield. ⁣

But I know I’m sewing seeds for a much delayed harvest on that one, so I’ll keep it (although we’ll probably play around with what it looks like to make sure it’s working alright).⁣

So I think I’ll focus on weeding out some of the stuff that isn’t yielding what I’d like. ⁣

Or maybe it’s only yielding temporary fruits that are clearly taking way too much of my time and energy to cultivate for such little payoff. ⁣

God only created living creatures and plants that could multiply and yield after the manner that they are. ⁣

I’ve only got a limited amount of time in this life, and I want to make sure my good intentions and my divine potential are yielding results that are just as good and divine as I am. ⁣

What am I yielding?

Happy Studying!

-Cali Black