Wisdom :)

Proverbs 4 : 7-9 (NKJV)

⁷ Wisdom is the principal thing;
Therefore get wisdom.
And in all your getting, get understanding.

⁸ Exalt her, and she will promote you;
She will bring you honour, when you embrace her.

⁹ She will place on your head an ornament of grace;
A crown of glory she will deliver to you.


The parable of the Sower:
'Behold, a sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; and they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.'

4 types of ground (representing 4 kinds of heart):

Wayside: people who do not understand God's word; it doesnt make sense to them. Thus Satan comes and take it away.

Stony places: people who are initially excited over God's word. They are ever ready to do whatever God commands. However, when trials come, they become discouraged easily and start to wonder whether God's word is indeed true. With a lack of perseverance, they usually give up on the whole thing.

Thorns: people who are bogged down by the cares of this world. Busyness, deadlines, stress, maybe materialistic goals crowd out God's word in their lives.

Good ground: people who hear God's word, understand it, receive it and make it personal to them. These people have patience, and they will bear fruit, more fruit and finally much fruit. Thirtyfold, sixtyfold, and finally hundredfold :)