Faith Like Potatoes
Potatoes grow beneath the ground, unseen until the time of harvest. You have faith that the potatoes are there and are growing even though you cannot see them. "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen."- Hebrews 1:1 Potatoes take time to grow, they can take any where from 2 to 4 months (70-120 days) before you can harvest them. The groundwork must be done first then the tilling (preparing the dirt). Once the tilling has been completed then the seeds can be sown or in this instance the potatoes planted. Now after the groundwork has been laid and planting completed one now must have faith, hope that come harvest time a good crop of potatoes will be ready for the plucking. If the weather forecast foretold not a drop of rain this season, in that your area would be in severe drought, would you go ahead and plant those potatoes or forego? If you planted before you knew the weather forecast and you faced day in and day out of no rain and t...