Farming & Ranching is the most challenging, difficult, and uncertain industry in the world today. The majority of farmers are battling this fight alone while the stories dictate every move they make, feeling as if they are trapped with no way out. Join your host, Andy Schreck, a 3rd generation farmer from Minnesota that went into debt $600k at 19 in attempt to carry on the family farm but was met with volatile grain and ...
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The hardest and most challenging times we face in life are the times when we are tested the most. The question we get to ask ourselves is will I endure this process or will I quit? The majority of men will quit because of the pain they are going through. What if that pain you are experiencing right now was the one thing that needs to happen to grow and expand you as a person? What if you began to see your experience as the fire that is needed to forge you into the man God is creating you to be?
Where are you right now in your world that is causing you the most pain? It could be a business failure, uncertainty in your marriage, or market prices that you just can't seem to understand and it is draining your energy. We will face trials and hard times in our lives. It is guaranteed and there is no way you can get around that. Realizing this fact allows you space to focus on what really matters which is what you focus your energy on. When you control things you have no control over, you find yourself in a spiral of continual exhaustion, blame, and guessing. Through all of this pain and trials is an endurance that creates Light. The only thing you must do is not quit. It is guaranteed that one day things will be revealed. However, it just won't be on your timeline and your planning.
There is no doubt greed is taking over our industry and the world around us. Everyone is talking about the highest cash rent while at the end of the day it drains your energy both in your business and in your home. You need to be investigating daily where you are inputting your energy and staying away from things that steal your focus. If your game plan is to focus on only farming more acres to have more, there will be a pain and discontentment that will breed angry, resentment, and frustration to those around you. Instead of a mindset of "having it all", what could be possible if you investigated what you currently have and making the most of what has been given to you?
When you understand the order of your household, there is fruit that begins to multiply. The problem with the majority of households today is the confusion and distractions that prevent you from turning and drawing closer to God. This is the work of the enemy and his whole objective. Becoming the Head of your Household means you turning to God and drawing your certainty and power from him instead of other men or even your wife. The majority of farmers today are putting their trust in market prices, their land, or that new piece of equipment that is going to make them feel better. This is idolatry and it sows choas and greed into your life if you do not begin to turn away from it.
The more you can express and feel how you truly are feeling will lead you to a place of liberation. The problem is, society has taught and trained you as a man to suppress and bury them. This leaves you feeling stuck, frustrated, and alone at the end of the day because you cannot communicate how you are truly feeling. We learn different ways to deal with our feelings like distancing ourself from others, isolating, or sedating with a substance to numb how we truly feel. When you learn how to deal with your emotions, there is a window of opportunity that presents itself because you are willing to lean into what you want by pressing forward and not stuck in an emotional loop.