The Bullet of Growth: Learning Takes Time (Part 2)
One more great though from Carey is his statement on patience … “In achieving anything for God He makes us, like the farmer, ‘submit’ to the slow laws of nature.” There is nothing a farmer can do to “speed up the seasons.” He must cooperate with the laws of nature or fail. Clearing the land, breaking up the soil, planting the seed, guarding against pests and weeds and then waiting … waiting … for the soil, the sun and the rain to do their thing in God’s own time is his only choice!
So it is with those of us who seek to be the “spiritual farmers” of God! Something spiritual must be planted in our minds and lives if we expect spiritual fruit in our actions. A man who fills his mind with nothing but business, finance or sports will never have great thoughts or actions for God!
What we plant is what we grow and it takes time. Multitudes of folks wait in vain for something exciting and satisfying to happen to their lives but it never comes!
But, for those of us who plant God’s Truth in our minds it is different. The harvest might seem mysteriously slow but we have no choice but to submit to God’s laws! And why not … they never fail!
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