Know what, why don’t I just share here. The word I got was “rings,” as in year rings of a tree.
When you cut through a tree trunk you see the year rings. You know that comes from the winter season. It is also where the tree’s strength lies. The strength of a tree trunk therefore is not built in the summer growing season; it is built in the cold winter when things are harsh and it doesn’t look like there’s any growth. Life always happens, just not always the same way.
That was the word.
My take was that it seems a tree is either growing or strengthening, but rarely do both occur at the same time. It sounded like what you are going through at the moment might be a season of strengthening, as opposed to growth. It might not be easy but it sounded to me the Lord Just wanted to encourage you…
Blessings
William