Same seed, two outcomes

I think I'm in love. Eros. With Jesus. This was my posture yesterday and today. Scripture and truth and conviction and faith and prayer all today were my thoughts. I found a teaching for my commute. And now a revelation to remember. The bold text are words from the message:

Faith is a substance and foundation.

Heart mixed with what the Lord is saying. 

🤔 Today's thoughts: It is both a tidal wave and river: so deep and so wide beyond imagination.

Time with the Lord counts. 

What is my purpose? What is He showing me?

What he talks about is what I am.

What he shows me is what I am. 

I pray I can accelerate the growth. Not by my will but His. To open a door. To go do. 

Supernatural missions in a foreign land? Indian curry cross legged in the hot attic. Temptation ignored. Xenoglossia in kitchen with a whole family. Healing the begger... And finding my ezer. This was a dream.

Preaching in a church? After coming off the lake waters looking for my lifejacket.  Making sure the others have theirs. Was eager to step up with those like me but the text can't be read. Couldn't find the passage. All children books. The feeling of pride and embarrassment. This too a dream.

Working the coal mines? Big machines and heavy equipment. Led the way down. Keychain with a little frog and a crown on my backpack. "Don't worry you'll be spotted by the fruit of the spirit down here" Dimly lit down there, dark, dingy and dim. Unswept and I kept. Heavy equipment and dangers. Many people working. 

ℹ️ 420 years of slavery under the Eqyptians. 🚭

When the baby cries the milk flows.

📜 Jeremiah 1:11-12 ESV

 And the word of the LORD came to me, saying, “Jeremiah, what do you see?” And I said, “I see an almond branch.” Then the LORD said to me, “You have seen well, for I am watching over my word to perform it.”

Gather to know. Speak to reveal. The burning living room will change the neighborhood. Center on purpose and call. Pray with the Spirit. Speak with understanding. The rest may flow out of hearing. 

I choose to not burn out - but bright. Did God tell me to do that? Seems like a wise step, an April risk assessment in progress. Quarterly review at the beginning I think. 

All comes from a relationship. Not religious works done by principle. He points me to my calling.

Have I uncoiled the constrictor myself? A harvester will not sit still. 

🤔 A new day dawns. This I saw this week. After I pray on my knees... perhaps a confirmation of direction. Two seeds I see when asked:

The Parable of the Sower 

Matthew 13:1-23, Mark 4:1-20, Luke 8:4-15:

The Seed: 

In this parable, the seed represents the word of God. Same Word as was the begining and the end.

The good soil: 

This represents those who hear the word, understand it, accept it, and bear fruit (different levels of yield).

Seed falling on hard ground, rocky places, or among thorns: 

These represent those who hear the word but do not understand or allow it to take root due to various obstacles (lack of understanding, shallow faith, worldly concerns).

The same seed (the Word) produces different results depending on the "soil" - the heart of the listener. Am I not already a gardener? 

Option A: acceptance... leading to fruitfulness

Option B: rejection... leading to barrenness