A Ready Mind is Fruitful Soil
Follow me.
The peaceful prophet Jesus...he walked out of the home where He
was residing and sat by the sea. People came searching from near and far; great
multitudes were gathered together at His feet. There were so many people in
fact, that the Prophet Jesus got into a boat and sat down while the multitudes
stood and waited graciously on the shore. Imagine...knowing all that He
knows...what his thoughts might have been as He observed the individual faces
in the crowd. Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold,
a sower went out to sow. And as
he sowed, some seed fell by the
wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places,
where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they
had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and
because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns,
and the thorns sprang up and choked them. But others fell on good ground
and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.Then the
Prophet Jesus responded with a loud voice saying, "He who has ears to
hear, let him hear!”
What Wisdom lies in this parable...one of my favorite in regards to understanding my spirituality. "What kind of seed am I?" I remember asking myself this at the beginning of my current journey which began some 25 years ago. Smile...even now I ask myself at least once a week. This self inquiry is more rhetorical than anything; asking myself questions periodically is a "checks & balance" ritual for me. It is more a need to remain in touch with myself than a search for a literal answer more times than not. Within a misguided, gravely distracted society, this ritual forces me to constantly assess my relationship with my source, and essentially, my self.
WHAT KIND OF SEED AM I? (Meditate on this using the exercise from February 19th).
What Wisdom lies in this parable...one of my favorite in regards to understanding my spirituality. "What kind of seed am I?" I remember asking myself this at the beginning of my current journey which began some 25 years ago. Smile...even now I ask myself at least once a week. This self inquiry is more rhetorical than anything; asking myself questions periodically is a "checks & balance" ritual for me. It is more a need to remain in touch with myself than a search for a literal answer more times than not. Within a misguided, gravely distracted society, this ritual forces me to constantly assess my relationship with my source, and essentially, my self.
WHAT KIND OF SEED AM I? (Meditate on this using the exercise from February 19th).
The Seed represents my direct relationship with God. Scripture
explains this parable as follows:
"When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful, But he who received seed on the fertile ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty.
"When anyone hears the word of the kingdom, and does not understand it, then the wicked one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is he who received seed by the wayside. But he who received the seed on stony places, this is he who immediately receives it with joy, yet he has no root in himself, but endures only for a while. For when tribulation or persecution arises because of the word, immediately he stumbles. Now he who received seed among the thorns is he who hears the word, and the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and he becomes unfruitful, But he who received seed on the fertile ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundred fold, some sixty, some thirty.
WHAT KIND OF SEED ARE YOU?
Think back over your life and write your thoughts in your journal.
Think back over your life and write your thoughts in your journal.
When you encounter lessons and/or spiritual wisdom, do you HEAR?
We must be willing and open to receive universal instruction in a manner that
parallels the way that good soil receives seed (spirituality/Wisdom/Scripture).
This is the key to producing fruit or manifestation. Even still, it is not
enough to just hear; the work does not stop there. Many humans deceive
themselves, thinking that hearing is all that they have to do. They say,
"I go to Church so I am spiritual" or "I heard it on television
so I understand." We must drink deeply from our spiritual cup...those
things we cannot see, but hope for and aspire to. We must work daily to apply
the wisdom we acquire to every aspect of our lives, keeping in mind what kind
of seed we actually are. Knowing our own natural proclivities is very
important. God intends for those called to be Master Teachers to step up and
walk in our Destiny. James, the stepbrother to Prophet Jesus, in chapter 3:1 says that not many of us should become teachers because those of us who teach will be judged more strictly. But what if you ARE a Master Teacher? How will you ever know if you don't sit still long enough to know who you are? Now meditate on that.
Peace.
