I had a dream

The other day I had a dream. In the dream the Lord took me down a road, that came to a fork. On the one side was a field that was brown, dry, and dying. On the next side, the field was growing and green, but the crop's growth was stunted by a large overgrowth of weeds. The third field was vibrant, lush, with the fruit ready to harvest, but it was much smaller than the other two. I looked at the Lord and said, "Lord, why are you showing me this? I am well aware of your teachings and this reminds me of the parable of the sower of seeds."
The Lord said, "Not so fast. I said nothing about a few seeds being sewn. I am not here to show you what you know so well. These three fields are the world today. My question to you is simple. If you were a farmer, what would you do with these three fields?"
After thinking for a moment, I replied, "I would plow under the bad field and burn those crops to prevent weeds from going to the good field. Then, hire some people to harvest the good field as quickly as possible."
"That is fine," said God, "but what about the field full of weeds?"
"I am not sure." I answered. "I do know that I don't want those weeds to get into the good field."
"My answer for you is this: You don't want to condemn a field because of the weeds that have grown in it. Your only option is to go into the field, one step at a time and remove those weeds one by one. Don't expect the field to grow immediately, it will take a little time. Once the weeds are removed, the crops will not have to battle for nutrients and then they can grow and be harvested.
The same thing applies to witnessing to the lost. Some are not going to turn and listen to My word. Others are being strangled by false teachings and are unable to grow. The work is much harder than just letting them go, but the rewards are much greater. I never said this would be easy. You must be firm and resolute, removing one weed at a time, until that which was planted has room to grow."
I then saw the weed infested field grow clean and much larger than ever. It was soon ready for harvest.


Remember, anything worth saving is worth working for.

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