“When nothing grows up but troubles, we are called to become trouble farmers, and to sell our crop at a tidy profit.” — Douglas Wilson, Mere Christendom
While a man must reap what he has sown, he must also, at times, reap what someone else has sown.
Matthew 13:24-28
Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, "The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a man which sowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way. But when the blade was sprung up, and brought forth fruit, then appeared the tares also. So the servants of the householder came and said unto him, 'Sir, didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? from whence then hath it tares?'He said unto them, 'An enemy hath done this.'"
When the wicked sow seeds of discord, we must live with the resulting weeds. We must sometimes make the best of them in order to avoid pulling up the good work that is growing next to them.
Job 5:7
Man is born to trouble as the sparks fly upward.
As surely as flakes of fire ascend into the heavens, so men will find trouble under their toes.
Job 14:1
Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble.
Every day has enough trouble of its own and every lifetime seems not to have enough days.
“Jesus promised his disciples three things – that they would be completely fearless, absurdly happy, and in constant trouble.” — G.K. Chesterton
Trouble farming is not necessarily as bad it sounds. There is a lot of fun to be had solving problems and causing a little trouble of our own. A faithful farmer is what the weeds and the locusts call trouble.
John 16:33
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
Whatever trouble we come across, get ourselves into, or cause, we can rest assured with a smile on our face, our faith is more of a problem for our problems than their problems are for our faith.
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