In 1977 the president of a leading tech company, NEC, was on the lookout for new products.

He was on the hunt for trends and new developments to take his company to the next level. He spent hours studying the latest technology. He immersed himself in the latest market data. That was when he made this statement,

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."

This is a big reason you and I recognize the names Apple and Google these days, but not so much NEC. At the most basic level this is a cautionary tale about being open to the new.

On Sunday you and I will hear that famous story about a sower who cast seeds everywhere. However, he only sees a harvest in a few places.

This sower, like God, is constantly sowing things that want to grow – inspiring us with new visions and ideas, bringing new possibilities across our paths.

That’s why it's incumbent upon the soil to be fertile, to be open and nurturing to that which God is planting and wants to grow.

What's this say about our openness, our willingness, to that which the sower is casting seeds upon the soil of our hearts?