Take a Look at Your Garden: What’s Actually Changing?

Take a Look at Your Garden: What’s Actually Changing? In this episode, Hatch Catch challenges men to stop measuring their growth only by what still needs to be fixed and take an honest look at what is actually changing.Continuing the garden and cultivation conversation from the previous episode, Hatch Catch introduces the Growth Gauge—a simple way to examine the evidence of growth in your life, relationships, thinking, habits, responses, and decisions.Growth doesn't always look dramatic. Sometimes it's quiet. Sometimes it's recognizing that something that once controlled you no longer has the same control over you.But taking an honest look also means noticing the weeds—the repeated patterns, old habits, and areas that still need attention.The challenge is to acknowledge what God is doing without becoming complacent, while continuing to cultivate what still needs work.Don’t confuse “I’m not finished” with “I’m not growing.” Key TopicsTaking an honest look at what is actually changingThe Growth Gauge: measuring evidence of real growthRecognizing quiet and gradual progressAcknowledging growth without pride or complacencyIdentifying recurring patterns and “weeds” that still need attentionGrowth, correction, and continued cultivationTrusting God with the increase while doing our partPhilippians 1:6 and God’s ongoing work in us2 Corinthians 5:17 and becoming newNot despising small beginnings Timestamps00:00 — Opening and the garden theme 00:55 — Revisiting preparation and cultivation 01:29 — What is actually changing? 03:00 — Growth, evidence, acknowledgement, and weeds 04:45 — The Growth Gauge: look at your own garden 06:06 — Recognizing growth in life, relationships, habits, and responses 07:32 — When growth is quiet 09:14 — Looking at the evidence instead of waiting for perfection 10:20 — Notice what’s growing—and what needs attention 13:27 — Acknowledging growth without pride 16:36 — What about the weeds? 18:47 — Encouragement without complacency; correction without condemnation 19:24 — Bringing it back to the Kingdom 19:32 — Philippians 1:6: God is still working 20:24 — Don’t dismiss the small changes 21:15 — 2 Corinthians 5:17 and becoming new 22:52 — The Growth Gauge questions 24:37 — Stop, look, notice, acknowledge, and keep cultivating 25:14 — “I’m not finished” does not mean “I’m not growing” 25:58 — Zechariah 4:10 and not despising small beginnings 26:14 — Closing encouragement Notable Quotes“What has actually changed?”“A harvest is evidence of movement, not perfection.”“Sometimes you need to know that the work is working.”“Don’t confuse ‘I’m not finished’ with ‘I’m not growing.’”“The goal is to become honest enough to see what’s growing and humble enough to keep working on what’s not.”Kingdom LensPhilippians 1:6 — God is still working in us.2 Corinthians 5:17 — Old things have passed away; new things have come.Zechariah 4:10 — Don’t despise small beginnings.Look at what God has already been growing in you. Then ask Him where there’s still work to do.Keep cultivating. Keep growing. Keep trusting God with the increase.🔗 Resources & Links⁠Kingdom Connections ⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠YouTube⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠X/Twitter⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠