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Where The Weeds Grow

“Some seed fell on the foot path and the birds ate it, other seeds fell on shallow soil with underlying rock and sprang up quickly, but it soon wilted beneath the hot sun and died because the root had no nourishment in the soil. Other seed fell among thorns that shot up and choked out the tender blades so that it produced no grain. Still other seed fell on fertile soil and produced a crop thirty, sixty and even hundred times are much.” Mark4:4-8 NLT The seed can be put out in the same field and have different results, but why? The seed cannot be planted if your heart is hard and so closed off from God it cannot even fight its way in. Your ears are being filled with our enemies lies instead of letting the truth in. Where God is trying to work in you, Satan is trying ten times harder. You can be in your walk with God and be connected to Him, but the roots are not deep enough for it to take hold and flourish. We can be in a place where we receive the word and we know the right…

Steadfast

Recently I have begun a deeper study into the book of Matthew. I have truly loved all the things that I am reading and learning. The one verse that still gets me though is when Jesus goes up to Simon also known as Peter and his brother Andrew and tells them to drop their nets and to follow Him, and that He will make them fishers of men; they do, no questions asked. They had unwavering trust from that one statement Jesus made and the completely gave their lives to Him. It is so hard for us to drop our nets our follow Him. Notice it was about making them fishers of men, not about anything for the glory of themselves, but for others and trusting in the unknown road that lies ahead. Not everyone would be so quick to drop their nets and follow if they knew what the path looked like. God never promised an easy, squeaky clean life when you follow Him. “Much of our difficulty as seeking Christians stems from our unwillingness to take God as He is and adjust our lives accordingly.” A.W. Tozer When He calls you, you will not be…