Preparing for Rain

Today the Lord gave me a thought that has stuck with me all day.  It was about the story of two farmers who needed rain desperately, both prayed, but only one prepared his fields to receive the rain.  It is funny many people pray for the blessings of the Lord, but are any of them preparing their fields to receive the blessing.  Let me show this in another way and maybe you'll understand it.  I have heard many people say oh we are following the Lord in doing some activity.  It is spontaneous and little thought goes into the planning.  Is that a bad thing?  No, the Lord does work that way from time to time, but if that is how everything is done then it can become a habit of doing things that way.  Can there be blessings if things are done spontanously and without much thought or planning?  Yes, of course anything God does can and is a blessing, BUT think how much more of a blessing there could be if a little more thought and planning went into preparing our field to receive the blessings.  Oh the souls that could be won.  Oh the children of God that could be blessed just a little more.  Oh the harvest that could be reaped if we just prepare our fields a little better.