Here's a thought to get your day focused....
Frequently in my Barefoot Biz we relate our business building actions to sowing or planting seed. This is an accurate analogy because we are building relationships with people and that is not often an automatic process. Sometimes we get immediate results and sometimes we need to be patient and consistent to enjoy the fruits of our harvest.
I was reading The Parable of the Sower a few days ago in Mark and came across this enlightening commentary that I thought might help us all keep our perspective on growing our organization.
"I discovered a long time ago that when I became impatient, frustrated, and fretful it was because I tried to make something happen that only God could make happen....
Sometimes when we pray and believe for a breakthrough, it seems like nothing happens. If we really want to know how to act during those times, we can receive much help from the story of the patient farmer Jesus spoke of in Mark 4:26-28.
The farmer sows his seed in the ground and then goes on his way, sleeping and rising. Eventually, the ground brings forth its yield on its own. The farmer does not know how the harvest will come or exactly when it will come, but his job is to get up in the morning, do his work, and go to bed at night. He keeps up his patient vigil over the seed he has sown until he receives the harvest....
A farmer never knows exactly when his crop will come in. He just keeps sleeping and rising, does what he can to enrich his soil and cultivate his crops, but leaves the rest in the hands of the Creator. Let me encourage you to do likewise."
I was reminded by these words, that we have several distinct responsibilities if we want to see our business mature into a harvest of people. It is our job to get up every day and continue to sow more seed, enrich the soil, and cultivate the crops.
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Cindy McAsey
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