Sleep, eat, work, repeat. But do we listen?
The parable of the sower
4 One day Jesus told a story in the form of a parable to a large crowd that had gathered from many towns to hear him:
5 “A farmer went out to plant his seed. As he scattered it across his field, some seed fell on a footpath, where it was stepped on, and the birds ate it.
6 Other seed fell among rocks. It began to grow, but the plant soon wilted and died for lack of moisture.
7 Other seed fell among thorns that grew up with it and choked out the tender plants.
8 Still other seed fell on fertile soil. This seed grew and produced a crop that was a hundred times as much as had been planted!” When he had said this, he called out, “Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand.” - Luke 8:4–8
Luke 8:11-15
11 “This is the meaning of the parable: The seed is God’s word.
12 The seeds that fell on the footpath represent those who hear the message, only to have the devil come and take it away from their hearts and prevent them from believing and being saved.
13 The seeds on the rocky soil represent those who hear the message and receive it with joy. But since they don’t have deep roots, they believe for a while, then they fall away when they face temptation.
14 The seeds that fell among the thorns represent those who hear the message, but all too quickly the message is crowded out by the cares and riches and pleasures of this life. And so they never grow into maturity.
15 And the seeds that fell on the good soil represent honest, good-hearted people who hear God’s word, cling to it, and patiently produce a huge harvest.
Moses
An inspiration, how it could look like.
2 I will send an angel before you, and I will drive out the Canaanites, (…). 3 (…) but I will not go up among you, lest I consume you on the way, for you are a stiff-necked people
11 Thus the Lord used to speak to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend. (…)
14 The Lord replied, I will personally go with you, Moses, and I will give you rest—everything will be fine for you
15 Then Moses said, If you don’t personally go with us, don’t make us leave this place.
Exodus 33
Where do I stand today? - The obstacles
- Where do I stand, why - and what to do about it?
- And what is standing between you and that hundredfold blessing?
Common
- Life is just too busy right now
- Stress and exhaustion leave nothing left
- Doubts you You may or may not have noticed
- Faith feels like a Sunday thing
What is holding YOU back?
- Don’t be afraid to ask hard questions
- Why is there suffering?
- Why is life hard even if I do the right things?
- Why is Christianity supposedly the only true religion?
- Make it more fun
- Try listening to the Bible, instead of reading
- Try engaging with God’s word via different mediums, like the Bible Project
Since beginning of time, till this very day, He is sowing.