***And you shall know the truth. And the truth will set you free!!!***

“But other seed fell on good ground and yielded a crop that sprang up, increased and produced: some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some a hundred.”
Mark 4:8

God gives us laws to empower us to succeed in every aspect of life: career, education, marriage, finances, and our walk with Him, etc. Laws are given so that we understand the cause-and-effect balance that exists in the universe God has created.

God does that so you won’t get disappointed with life. Disappointment is never based on what you find, but upon what you expect to find. And when you don’t get what you expect, you can become angry and upset. In some cases, you may even slump into depression. To succeed in life, you must properly manage your expectations. If your expectations are unrealistic, you will end up discouraged.

Mark 4 in the Bible relates the famous parable of the sower. There are four types of soil. The farmer takes a big bag of seeds and goes out sowing them. The farmer intuitively understands that he is not going to get a full return on every seed he casts out. The seed that falls on the wayside would be unproductive. The seed that falls on stony ground would eventually die out. The seed that falls on thorny ground would get choked in the thorns. Only the seed that falls on good ground would become fruitful, producing a thirtyfold, sixtyfold or hundredfold harvest.

A farmer is always fully aware of the pre-existing conditions of the soil he works on. He knows that only 25 percent of what he scatters would bring back a harvest. And even then, only a third of that 25 percent would give him the maximum hundredfold return. Being armed with that knowledge, the farmer wouldn’t be shocked, traumatized or shaken when some seeds don’t yield any crop. He manages his expectations well.

Similarly, you must be prepared to deal with the “inevitabilities” of life. You live in an imperfect, fallen world. There will be recession, unemployment, epidemics, disasters, tribulation and persecution. You will have enemies. Bad things do happen to good people. If you do get surprised when such inevitabilities happen, then you are really being naïve, gullible and immature. The Bible calls you a “simpleton”!

Manage your expectations in every aspect of your life. Sometimes, you will find yourself bumped unto the wayside, stony ground or thorny ground. When that happens, don’t get distracted because you can be sure that the good ground is just around the corner to bring you a great harvest.

It is impt that we mange our expectations... Make sure u make realisitic goals so tt u will not feel discouraged at the end of it when u did not succeed... Learn from the famers that not all the seeds will become fruitful but at least u know tt some of it will gives u back all u have put in effort into it... Life is an reflection on the things ard us... Most of u wun have know the simple expects of farming actually can bring out such great principles in life in managing ur expection rite... But I will say tt God is a good God, He lets us learn from the things ard us, giving us a mind to discern things n understands how things work in His wonderful creation... So lets us really learn not to take things for granted n learn to manage our goals n expectations in a better ways so tt our spirit will nva be discouraged but become stronger n bolder to take up challenges in life...

A word to remember: If this principle work in the world,U can imagine with God in our mist n depending on God's mericiful Hands to move, leads n guide our goals n expectations in our lifes, our lives will surely nva be the same as b4... Thus even the non-christians shld learn to learn from this principle as it is not juz for Christian only... Cuz God wan us to share the Word ard to let others Know more abt God and understand Him!!!

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