God's designs are colorful

Jesus said to the crowd, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head. As soon as the grain is ripe, he puts the sickle to it, because the harvest has come.” Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.” With many similar parables Jesus spoke the word to them, as much as they could understand. He did not say anything to them without using a parable. But when he was alone with his own disciples, he explained everything. (Mark 4: 26-34)

Disciples who are faithful to Jesus often do not understand, especially at the beginning, how God's plans for them are to be fulfilled, just as the sower does not know how the seeds he sows will develop to produce the plants and fruit he hopes to harvest in the future.  Faithful disciples do not want to change God's plans for them, but they know that they can put them into practice by wisely using the gifts they have received from God for the benefit of all.