"So then neither he who plants is anything, nor he who waters, But God gives the increase." (1 Corinthians 3:7) The seed, the ground, the rain, the sunshine, all belong to God. The farmer uses the resources God makes available for growth of a crop. In the process of spiritual growth, we rely upon the resources that God makes available, in order to grow our faith, hope, and love. We can't help it, if at times there is too much rain, and not enough heat from the sun to help the crops to have an excellent harvest. And there are times when temptation and trials will try to weaken a person, and to get them off course, in the process of Christian maturity and productivity. I have always wondered what farmers meant when they talked about their corn being
"fired up" *"Nitrogen is a mobile nutrient; deficiencies are most often observed on sandy soils following long periods of heavy rainfall or when all the nitrogen provided to the crop is applied before planting. Deficiency symptoms include thin, spindly stalks and yellow-orange V shapes on leaves. The color becomes more intense as the problem develops and leaves eventually begin to die at the tips. Symptoms are most obvious on lower leaves; the plants "fire up," with deficiency symptoms rapidly moving from lower to upper leaves with time."* Nitrogen is a powerful nutrient that the corn plant needs to develop healthy growth. It makes me think about how dependent we are on the powerful Word of God. Without it, we will not look like healthy Christians, but we will "fire up" with the color of the world, leaving us weak, and headed for destruction. The question we need to ask ourselves is: Do we want to grow into the person God wants us to be? If so, than we need to make the most of His resources, in order for us to be spiritually healthy now, and forever. GP
*http://ipm.ncsu.edu/corn/Scouting_Corn/troubleshooting_corn.html
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