The double-minded - divided tree

Nicolene Du Plessis
Jun 4
3 min read

🌳 Single-Minded: Wholehearted Living in a Half-Hearted World

VISION: This week I saw a tree—One side vibrant, green, alive. The other side is brittle, dead, and lifeless. I also saw a symbol representing division. ➗

I felt this was speaking into being double-minded.

One of my biggest stumbling blocks in life has been when I simply can’t make up my mind about something. It’s like riding the middle line on the road and trying to stay there when the road splits—you will collide.

👉 Pick a lane. Any lane. God calls us into clarity.

There is danger in being double-minded—when your heart is torn between two masters, two mindsets, two value systems.

God is calling us to be single-minded: wholehearted, rooted, and aligned with Him.

“A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.” – James 1:8

DOUBLE-MINDEDNESS IS DANGEROUS

• It leads to instability

• It confuses decision-making

• It delays obedience

• It weakens your authority

• It gives space for fear, self-will, and compromise

• It makes you spiritually ineffective

“No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the Kingdom of God.” – Luke 9:62

“You cannot serve two masters…” – Matthew 6:24

7 AREAS WHERE DOUBLE-MINDEDNESS SHOWS UP

1. Decision Paralysis

You pray for direction but wait for a booming voice. There’s no clear “no,” but still no action.

▶ Example: Our Cape Town move – There was no thunderous yes, but peace and favour grew as we moved forward.

💡Truth: God often confirms as you walk.

2. Following Your Own Desires

Sometimes we want something so badly we convince ourselves it’s God.

▶ Example: Times we followed ambition, not assignment.

💡Truth: God can redeem it, but don’t confuse ambition with anointing.

3. Fear of the Unknown

We want every puzzle piece before stepping out.

💡Truth: That’s not faith—that’s control.

“Faith is the evidence of things not seen…” – Hebrews 11:1

4. Staying in the Old Season

We cling to safety, familiarity, old roles—even when God has moved on.

▶ Grave clothes don’t belong in your new season.

“He prunes every branch that bears fruit so it will be even more fruitful.” – John 15:2

5. Spiritual Division in Relationships

Couples not aligned in what they’re praying or believing for.

▶ Regularly check in with your spouse. Pray and dream together.

“If two of you agree on earth… it will be done…” – Matthew 18:19

6. Unequally Yoked Relationships

Dating or aligning with someone who doesn’t share your values.

▶ The half-dead tree represents that life—one side vibrant, the other draining.

“Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers…” – 2 Corinthians 6:14

7. Lukewarm Christianity

You speak Christian, but your lifestyle is split.

▶ Serving Jesus on Sunday, but feeding the flesh the rest of the week.

“Because you are lukewarm… I will spit you out…” – Revelation 3:16

👉 Decide who your Lord is. There is no evil in good, but no good in evil either.

🌳 TRUE PLANTING: TRUST ROOTED IN GOD

“Blessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him. They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green… it never fails to bear fruit.” – Jeremiah 17:7–8

When you’re rooted in trust, single-minded in pursuit, your soul becomes drought-proof. You won’t wither under pressure or dry up in waiting. You’re planted, not potted.

🌸 GOD BLESSES SINGLE-MINDED DEVOTION

🌈 PROMISES FOR THE SINGLE-MINDED

✅ “If anyone lacks wisdom, let him ask of God…” – James 1:5

✅ “You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast.” – Isaiah 26:3

✅ “The steps of the righteous are ordered by the Lord.” – Psalm 37:23

✅ “Whatever he does shall prosper.” – Psalm 1:3

✅ “Those who look to Him are radiant…” – Psalm 34:5

🗣️ DECLARATIONS