Good milk begins long before the milk stand—with good genetics, quality feed and hay, clean water, and consistent care. But even the best genetics will not produce abundance if the daily work is neglected. Supply follows stewardship. Provision follows obedience to the process.
The milk stand reminds me that God often works this way.
He is the One who gives the increase—but He has established rhythms. Daily faithfulness. Ordinary obedience. Showing up even when it’s inconvenient or tiring.
Milking must happen daily. Not when it’s convenient. Not only when it feels fruitful. If a doe is not milked out, she will become sick. What was meant to nourish can instead cause harm when discipline is ignored. The same is true in many areas of life—faith, motherhood, stewardship, even rest.
Scripture is clear that faith is not passive. It is lived out in obedience. Not to earn salvation—but because God’s ways are good, and His design leads to life.
The milk stand teaches me that abundance doesn’t come from striving harder, but from faithfulness within the structure God has already given. When the work is done as it should be, there is enough…Enough for today, enough to share, enough to prepare for what’s ahead.
And that is grace—not chaotic or random—but steady, sustaining, and trustworthy.
For a step-by-step, more practical post on the milking process, take a look here.