The Earth Yielding Crops

If I am a true Christian I want to be pleasing to God in an increasing way. How can I know that I am truly growing in Him? All through my Christian life, the earth (that is my own heart, the good heart that listens to the word of God and acts upon it) will be yielding crops by itself. It is this phrase that I want to examine more carefully with you so that we might all understand something more about the conversion and growth of a believer in Jesus Christ. What does it mean that the earth yields crops by itself? 3 points of interest in this regard. 1st - There is a mystery in the way that the word of God sprouts and grows in a believer’s heart that is not known to the one who preaches to him. 2nd- There is a progression of growth in a true Christian’s heart and life that ought not to be overlooked, by anyone looking at that Christian. And 3rd- There is a particular time when each Christian is ripe for harvest, which is known only to the Lord. Let us prayerfully consider each of these points.