The Sower & The Seed part 5

Still other seed fell on good soil. It came up, grew and produced a crop, multiplying thirty, sixty, or even a hundred times."...²⁰Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop—thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown." (Mark 4:8 & 20)

The farmer in Jesus' story has been sowing seeds and to this point has seen no real results for his labor. Between the birds, the heat, and the thorns, every seed he has thrown out has been stolen or wasted.

Discouragement is a real threat to all of us. It's interesting that in Jesus' story, this farmer encountered every obstacle imaginable before he found the good soil. This is how life tends to work. In sales, a salesman must push through a lot of "no's" before he hears a "yes." In seeking to reach people at church, we tend to hear a lot of "no's" before we hear a "yes." Because of this, many people quit before they see any fruit for their labor.

If you are where God wants you to be, doing what God wants you to do, in time your effort will bear fruit. Results will come. Keep sowing. Don't give up.

Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. (Galatians 6:9)