Seeds

Im doing a Beth Moore study that looks at the Psalms of Ascent. I was reading something the other day that really stuck out to me. She was talking about when she went to Angola to serve the poor. As she was stood there trying to "absorb the sights and smells of living death", one of her friends said, "One of the most frustrating things is that in villages where they receive seed, they often eat the seed rather than planting it and bringing forth a harvest." 

Why do some people (me included) read the bible, listen to endless amounts of messages, and read multiple books on how to break free from this or that sin, and still remain in bondage?

We are so moved by a message or a passage in a book that we actually cry over it. 

We've memorized the scriptures about loving our enemies and forgiving people, but we walk past people who have hurt us and treat them as if they don't exist.

The biggest thing for me is that i can quote scriptures about how Jesus died on the cross for our sins and forgave me, but i still walk around feeling guilty and unworthy of love.  

I, and i trust many others, have heard that God lives in us, but we have absolutely no confidence in ourselves. We pray, but don't really think an actual change will happen. We play it safe because we don't really think God can work through us. 

Why do some people see the results of God and others don't?

 

Because we have eaten the seed instead of sowing it. 

When we hear something that we feel God is telling us, we relish the moment and thank God for using the Word, the speaker, a book, etc. but we forget to actually believe it and try it out in our own lives. We think it sounds awesome and we can see how it could change our life forever, but somehow we just don't do it. What happens is that we ate the seed instead of sowing it. 

"...The seed of God's Word can fill our stomachs and give us immediate satisfaction and still not produce a harvest.-- that's when we eat the seed instead of sowing it." 

Again, these are not my thoughts, but they were so powerful to me that i had to share them. 

This is what God is teaching me. 

I love you guys!