Read Mark 4:26-29. What are some practical lessons about patience in the area of soul winning from this parable?
  
   When we look at this parable we see a wonderful illustration of
   how we should be when delivering the gospel. In this parable the
   man casts seed on the soil, then he goes to sleep and wakes up
   and finds that the seed has sprouted.
  
   This man does not even know how the seed has grown but it has.
   We never know who will be reached by the seeds of truth that we
   plant in the hearts and minds of individuals, therefore we must
   sow the seeds and let God worry about preparing the harvest
  
   In this parable it also talks about the process involved in
   the maturing of the plant. This process shows how a seed
   comes to fully mature over time. As in the natural world
   we wait for the seed to mature, we must wait in the spiritual
   world as well.
  
   The passage says that when the crop permits then the farmer
   will harvest the crop. There is a right time to reap those
   who have been implanted with seeds of the gospel truth.
   We must have wisdom and patience to know when to reap God's
   harvest.
  
What crucial point is found in 1 Samuel 16:7 that we should always keep in mind in this context (and in all contexts, really)?
  
   In terms of those that we seek to reach with the Gospel we
   must understand that we can not always determine who will
   respond to the seeds of gospel truth. God has an insight
   to people which we do not have.
  
   When we see someone we may believe that they will not be
   responsive to the gospel, but when God sees their heart
   He sees something totally different. We must ask God to
   give us His eyes that we may see how He sees, and to give
   us His heart that we love as He loves
  
Prayer: Father we know that you gave the most valuable sacrifice for the saving of lost humanity ,and you desire each person on this earth to be saved. Father help us to be apart of your gospel work by engaging in it with love and patience. Teach us Father to see as you see. Thank you in Jesus name Amen.