"Awake O north wind, and come thou south wind, blow upon my garden, that the spices thereof may flow out." Song of Solomon 4:16

  "Now by the garden we may safely understand it to mean a sanctified soul, and by the spices in the garden we may understand it to mean the several graces planted in the soul by God. Now these spices can never flow out, and send forth their fragrant smell into the world, until the north and south wind blows upon them. The winds represent the adversity we meet when we launch out and endeavor to answer our call to serve Christ. In other words, when we attempt to do what we fear or feel woefully inadequate to accomplish, the winds, meaning the challenges to our faith, stirs up our sleeping graces and Christ raises up within us strength faith, hope, love, patience, prudence, courage, boldness, zeal and persistence." Thomas Brooks. 

  Simply put, spices put out their fragrance most when disturbed or crushed.

      So be encouraged, step out in faith and God will use your adversities to spread the dormant graces within you.