Get Your Shovel!

I have never been a gardener....

I have never been a gardener.

Like… ever.

I have had many attempts, and let’s just say most of them did not end well.

For years, I had what people call a black thumb. If a poor plant made its way into my house, without fail, it would meet the end of its life within a matter of months.

And yes, my precious husband was always so kind.

We’d go to Lowe’s, I’d see another beautiful plant, and with that look in my eye, he’d just smile and say, “Go ahead and get it, love.”

So I’d bring it home with so much joy and tell myself, “I’m going to keep this plant alive this time.”

And within a matter of weeks…

Well.

Let’s just say death was usually right around the corner.

I have to laugh thinking about the countless plants I have killed over the years.

But then, almost three years ago, Janice — our Connections Manager — sent me a plant for my birthday.

At first, I laughed out loud and thought, “Janice knows I can’t keep plants alive.”

But then something in me changed.

A determination rose up in me. Almost a defiance.

No. I am not going to keep killing these plants.

I am going to figure out how to keep this thing alive.

And guess what?

That plant is still living almost three years later.

And because of that, I now have four other plants in my house that I promise you are not fake.

They are alive too.

Here’s what changed:

I changed how I thought.

I honestly believed I couldn’t keep plants alive. I believed I didn’t have it in me. That somehow, I just wasn’t a “plant person.”

Now listen, I have definitely not become Martha Stewart. LOL! But I stopped agreeing with the lie that I couldn’t do it.

And the moment I made up my mind to dig up that old belief and replace it with something new, everything began to change.

I am no longer afraid to buy a plant because I’m already assuming its death.

I’ve learned that I can grow.
I can learn.
I can pay attention.
I can keep something alive.

And isn’t that so much like our walk with God?

How many times have we listened to our own voice, or the voices of others, speak things over us that God never meant to live in our root system?

Lies.
Fear.
Shame.
Old labels.
Wrong beliefs.

Things we started agreeing with until eventually, the fruit of our lives began revealing what we actually believed.

So I believe it’s time we grab the shovel.

It’s time to start digging up the things God never intended to be rooted in our spiritual lives.

And it’s time to let Him plant His truth, His freedom, His peace, His joy, and His love right back into the core of who we are.

Because just like I learned that I really can take care of plants and not kill them…

We can learn that we do not have to keep living from lies we’ve believed for years.

We can let the Lord uproot what doesn’t belong.

We can stop agreeing with shame and fear.

And we can walk in the freedom, courage, and strength that come only through Him.

That is the Unveiled Living kind of life.

And that is exactly what we’re going to begin digging into this Fall with our new podcast…Unveiled Roots with Tracee.

Check out the new trailer below ---

We’re going beneath the surface.

We’re letting Jesus get to the root.

And we’re learning what it looks like to live unveiled, rooted, and free.

Bring your Bible.
Bring your coffee.
Bring your shovel.

We’re about to dig deep.

Where faith grows deep, freedom is unveiled.

With love,

Tracee

Unveiled Living
www.unveiledliving.org

Where We’re Going This Season

For our new podcast season, Colossians 2:6–7 is the foundation.

This is about letting our roots grow deep into Christ — not just in the easy places, but in the real places where fear gets loud, shame tries to speak, and life tests what we actually believe. Because what’s planted in the heart eventually shows up in the life.

And this season, we’re letting Jesus get to the root.

‘And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots go down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.’ — Colossians 2:6-7