Matthew 13 shares the parable of the sower. Seed was sown in various places and depending on where it was sown it either lived, was short-lived or died. We are the soil that God sows His word into. We can make a decision today to be the type of soil that will seek to understand His word and apply it to our lives without letting the distractions of life prevent us.
But, how does the Word come now that Christ has ascended back to the Father and is no longer in the flesh? The Word now comes through each of us, yet, in various ways. We won't all preach from a wooden or plexiglass pulpit in a church building. Most of us will not. But our lives are the messages people see and hear from us every day. When we allow the Spirit of Christ that fills us to be released through us to positively impact others, God gets the glory because His Word, the living Christ, has been revealed to others through our acts of obedience. The impact of the seed you plant in the lives of others is that they will then produce 30, 60, 100 fold.
What matters to each of us now is that we are continually planting in the right soils. We can be assured that we are planting in the right soils when we know and do what God purposed for each of us. If we are not aligned with God's call for our lives, through whatever roles He gives us to take on, we may do good but not be doing what's right. You see, the sower had good seed, but it wasn't all placed in the right spots to bring forth a harvest. You can choose to do any number of good things. But what matters to God is the increase, the harvest. If you know and do good with what God gave YOU to do, the harvest will come, God will get the glory and your soul will be satisfied. Herein lies why so many people feel as though they do "everything right". Yet, their lives remain stagnant and without joy.
We each are unique, strategically placed by God for His glory and the building of His Kingdom. We must be the part of the body He called us to be. Not the part of the body everyone expects us to be. Ask and you shall receive, Seek and you shall find, Knock and the door will be opened up to you (Matthew 7:7). God wants you to know who you are so that you can do HIS will with great joy and tremendous results for the Kingdom.
God gave me to write, Live For Results: From Purpose to Plan to Destiny, so that I could help others find and confirm their purposes and then set strategies to ensure they achieve them without distraction. Although I have an engineering degree and MBA from two prestigious schools, my energy and joy are in helping others prepare their minds to take action (I Peter 1:13). It is now most critical that we each step fully into our callings because the harvest of souls is truly ripe and ready. The chaos and madness we see around us is propelling people into hopelessness and despair. It is the Word of God shown and spoken through the lives of each believer that will pull them out of darkness into His marvelous light, His Kingdom. It may not mean quitting your job. You may actually need to get an even better job. It doesn't mean leaving all your friends. But you may need to sever some ties or even make new friends/connections. Whatever God requires, we must move NOW to do it!
If you haven't already, I highly encourage you to get Live For Results, today. (either in EBook or Hard copy). The book is filled with great spiritual wisdom and understanding including how each area of life (Faith, Health, Relationships, Career and Finances) works together and not in competition. It will help you move forward FROM wherever you are now TO wherever God is calling you to be and whatever He has called for you to do. You are greatly loved by God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. He has invested great riches in you by His Spirit and through understanding Him and His will for your life, those riches of His glory can be revealed to those that need it.
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