Pastor Steven Furtick

You need to check the soil you’re sowing in regularly and make sure it’s yielding a good return.  If not, stop wasting your seed and find some better ground.

I’ve spent disproportionate time trying to develop certain people only to eventually discover that they didn’t really desire to grow.

I’ve bent over backwards to bless some people, only to find that the blessing was somewhat wasted on them because they suffered from acute gratitude deficiency. (You like that term?)

I’ve expended endless energy trying to encourage folks who did not have the capacity to receive the encouragement…my words leaked out before they ever hit the spot.

Don’t get me wrong, every person is worthy of your kindness.
But not every person is worthy of your strategic ongoing investment.
You are a limited supply of seed.
Be selective about who you sow into.