James (in James 5:7) encourages us to be patient as a farmer who has sown the seeds and must now give all things over to God. In the meantime, various types of weather come down on his land, and yet, all he can do is wait. Wait for God, until God gives him the harvest in the field. This can be exciting or worrisome. And at the same time, when you know that the soil has been seeded, you do not just walk away from your land.