Loving Without Investment + The Seed and the Sower

After talking to some of my friends,
Ive realized that, its not that I have lousy friends,
Its just that Ive been unwise in my decisions.

Ive been investing into people's lives,
Holding on tight to, and treasuring each individual as best as I could.

But at the end of the day, I realized that I can never please everyone.
No matter how much I sow into people's lives, there will always be others who have sown more.

Though Ive been friends with this person in my life,
Yet I humbled myself to seek her advice since she's now a cgl.

And what she said really makes sense,
That its good to love and to give, but we must be careful who we invest our lives into.

And I began to receive a revelation...

Loving without Investment.

As children of God, we are called to be givers and not takers,
People who have come to serve and not to be served.

But just when is it enough? When is it that you know you have given too much?

The bible stated very clearly. Our hearts, are like the soil.
God, people, our leaders, sow their seeds of love, time, energy and sacrifice into our lives.

Some hearts are like the rocky ground,
The seed falls and nothing happens.

Some hearts are like the thorny ground,
They receive your love, they receive your time and energy,
But they end up choking up your sacrifices, it leaves you feeling confused and unappreciated, because of the things of the world.

And the remaining few hearts are the good ground,
They are soft, they are broken, you sow into their lives, and they bear fruit.

I realized, just because a person is fun to be with,
It doesnt mean he/she has a heart.

Just because a person is your friend, it doesnt mean he/she is good ground.
And any tree that doesnt bear fruit will be cut down.
But we keep on sowing.

The Lord gives seed to the sower.
He doesnt make the one with many seeds a sower.

There is a difference.

If you are someone who doesnt have seeds,
If you are someone who always have nothing to give,
Then it just goes to show you're not a giving person.

God gives seed to the sower.
You become a sower FIRST, then He gives the seeds.

Giving is not something you do, it is something you are.
It is a character, an attitude.

You are not generous because you give a lot.
You give a lot because you are generous.

The sower will always have seed.
The giver will always have something to give.

A man can be poor and yet he can be generous.
A man can have much and yet he can be stingy.

Which soil are you today?

He who has fruits, has seeds in them.
If you have no seeds, its because you have no fruits.

Dont make the same mistake as I did.

No use getting upset over what you dont have,
Instead, rejoice in what you have.

The people around you, bless them.
The people who arent, let someone else bless them. :)

Be faithful in the little things God has entrusted to you.
And your life will prosper.