Rusty is all about making sure we know that which we chase after. Taking a play from the enemy's playbook, he encourages us to be relentless in our striving - but with our goal being to seek after the bread and the sustenance of the Spirit of God. Let us not relent in this journey for the pursuit must be made on legs that stand fast.

Rusty wants us to rest in God's provision by turning around and looking at what we have in Him. Though we may become tired of difficult situations in life that are beyond our control, we must not seek the wrong things to find temporary strength. There is green grass on THIS side of the fence if you only look.

Rusty wants to honor the act of nurturing - a pattern of behavior most notably embodied by mothers across the globe. His encouragement to all believers is to recognize the nurturing nature of God and how it can be manifested through you - no matter your gender. We can encourage others to grow beyond their issues when we are open enough to show we don't have it all together either but we still rely on God nonetheless.

Rusty looks at the Tower of Babel and draws a parallel with how we many times rely on our own strength or intellect to build our monuments. The tower was doomed to fail because it was made with human-fashioned brick and tar for mortar. Rusty recommends that a life walking with - and submitted to - the Savior makes all things possible - even the building of an imperfect life into one with eternal and lasting impact.

Rusty looks at a recent woodworking project for clues on how to handle adversity in our lives. A broken plank is not nearly the same as a broken life but both can benefit from improving the unseen strengths inside as well as filling the voids that the world sees. The key is finding the right tools and applying them. Maybe the tool you need is a podcast - who knows.

Rusty gets real and admits he doesn't have all the answers - especially when it comes to facing down those bad days that seem to happen when we least expect it. Remembering that we have a new name given to us by the One who conquered sin and its penalty, we should not attempt to go through these difficult days alone and in our own strength. I've got a feeling our God wants us to make it through - with His strength.

Rusty encourages us to reach our dreams by 1) Relying on the strength of our heavenly Father, 2) being active and bold in our plan even if we don't have all the answers. Remembering to 3) Not give others full access to drive us to meet the plan while still permitting trusted Godly council to encourage us to keep walking toward the dream. And perhaps most importantly, 4) look for others who need encouragement to attain their dreams and walk alongside them.

Rusty now turns his focus toward the orchard the family is developing and the rules that must be applied. As always, there are many truths that pertain to both the fruitfulness of planted things as well within the life of the believer. Dust off your watering cans and grab a shovel. There is work to do and a God-given capacity to do it well to produce much... fruit.

Rusty still has chickens on his frontal lobe and recalls his struggles placing the coops and how the process parallels some spiritual truths. Remember to know that 1) God is still providing in the waiting times, 2) Delays might be due to circumstances not under your control and may be needed to best complete the big picture, 3) Reinforcing weak areas are necessary when God uses His power to move you from point A to point B, and most importantly number 4) which... I think I forgot. Guess you'll have to listen in.

Rusty has flightless birds on his mind as he finishes the coop this spring. The whole process has him thinking about how we must consult feedback from others that contains what God says about us and not simply the flight opinions of "chickens". Look up and see the eagles. Now THAT's flying - and you were made to soar!