good soil

 

Tonight at 608 Mike Breaux taught about Matthew 13, the parable of the sower. I feel really excited about this new series, because it's all about spiritual growth. The thing that struck me hardest tonight was where I would categorize myself. 

For the first chunk of my walk with Christ [high school and a couple years into college] I would have said I was good soil, hands down. Tonight I put myself into a different category. I don't think I ever saw it as something that varied, so I think I used to put myself into the good soil category as an "in general" type thing. 

I think that I can easily slip into the soil with the thorns category (v.7 and 22). I can't tell you how many times I leave church, bible study, different types of weekends or conference type things and feel so excited to put into practice the truth I learned, only to have it choked out by the business of my life. I let so many things get in the way of spending quality time digesting and applying truth in my life. 

One of the high school girls came with me tonight and we talked about this on our way to campaigners (the bible study we have for the TC students), and how easy it is to move right on to the next thing we need to do. 

So I decided tonight that I am going to fight for my time with the Lord. I so badly want to be good soil. Soil that digests truth that pours over into my life, showing Christ to everyone around me.

Mike Breaux challenged us to read the parable in Matt 13 every day this week and ask God to reveal to you what kind of soil you are, and to ask to be good soil. I'm going to do it. 

Where there is a crack of soil, God has the opportunity to grow his seeds of truth, and these seeds are life-changing. 

"So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as  you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness" -Colossians 2:6-7