Producing or Investing?

I read this passage this morning and felt prompted to share it. The quote comes from Bob Sorge's book, Secrets of the Secret Place. The highlighted quote is what hit me between the eyes.


" We live in a culture that evaluates its priorities bases upon immediate results. The voices of the world are demanding that we produce. NOW! The race to produce can rob us of investing properly in the secret place. We must not evaluate our spiritual progress based upon how many projects we accomplish or deadlines we met today. Our devotional life with God is more like the planting of a garden. When we arise from sowing into the secret place, we will not usually be able to point to immediate results or benefits."

"Every moment you spend in the secret place is an investment. You are investing into eternal realities. So whatever you do, don't quit!"