Day: August 10, 2019

Bountiful Sower

~ osasuoviawe

2 Corinthians 9:6-8
The point is this: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Each one must do as he has made up his mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.
And God is able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that you may always have enough of everything and may provide in abundance for every good work.

Homily:

Simple advice is the easiest to dismiss, but it stands true.

Every day we sow. We sow the seeds that will bring fruit tomorrow.

If we sow reluctantly or under compulsion, we are bound to harvest prematurely and have a lose-lose experience.

If we sow sparingly, the harvest might be inadequate for nourishment and resowing.

If we sow abundantly, the harvest will be abundant and enough for nourishment, sharing and resowing.

The choice seems simple, but our decisions betray us sometimes.

Argument, facts and results

~ osasuoviawe

I have rarely changed anyone’s mind by arguing with them.

I have changed few people’s mind by presenting researched facts to them.

I have changed more minds by demonstrating approaches that deliver results to them.

I have rarely changed my mind through an argument.

I have frequently changed my mind through researched facts.

I have mostly changed my mind through new approaches that deliver results.

If arguments are so ineffective, why do I argue?

I use argument as a porous rock, to sharpen my intellectual knife.

If facts are rarely effective, why do I bother?

Gibson’s law – “For every PhD, there is an equal and opposite PhD”. I provide facts so as to freely receive counter-facts.

If demonstrable results are so effective, why don’t you just focus all your energy on that?

I am human. Our species are notorious for poor choices in spite of available data. Bear with me.

– Osasu Oviawe