How Much Are You Willing to Give?

How Much Are You Willing to Give?

(Matt. 13:23) But he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty.”

Have you ever wondered why the some who receive the Word produce a hundredfold while some only produce sixty and others thirty?  They are all saved and yet there is this disparity.  I believe it comes from how much each gives of himself to the Lord.  The Lord only works with what you give over to Him.  He does not work with what you hold on to.  If you surrender 100% of yourself to Him, He will use that 100%.  If you decide to hold on to 40% for yourself, He will use the 60%.  If you hold on to 70% He will use the 30%.  Obviously, the one who gives the most will produce the most.

This principle is also true in marriage.  You only get out of it what you put in.  The more you give of yourself to the marriage, to the relationship, the stronger the relationship will be.  The deeper the love will be.  The more self-centered you are, the weaker the marriage will be.  How much of yourself are you willing to give into your marriage, the second most relationship of your life (Your relationship with The Lord being first)?