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“Other seeds fell among the thorns (weeds), so when the
seeds sprouted so did the thorns, crowding out the young
plants so that they could produce no grain.” Mark 4:7
“And the seed sown among thorns represents those who hear
the Word, but they allow the cares of this life and the
seduction of wealth and the desires for other things to crowd
out and choke the Word so that it produces nothing.” Mark
4:17-18
Once again, like the rocky soil, we see good intentions. The
desire to do the will of God, to apply His Word to our lives, to
fulfill His will for us is at the forefront. Let’s do this!
Oh, the initial joy! As we begin to make progress, other
situations begin to show up: Weeds and thorns.
My family has bought and sold several homes over the years.
It never seems to fail that weeds appear out of nowhere in
the front, back and side yards. We work to pull them out and
lo and behold, they just grow back.
Weed seeds get carried into our yards by the wind, birds of
the air and attached to our clothing as we walk through.
Animals get weed seeds caught in their fur and bring them
into the yard, kids playing in the grass and even dormant
seeds from past weeds crop up continuously.
Weeds are equivalent to the cares of this life, the seduction
of wealth, and the desires for other things.
The cares of this life present many opportunities to lose our
focus.
Cares can be good things, important things, vital things that
need to be handled, however, they can rise up and make so
much noise that we move aside from our intended
commitment. It’s the squeaky-wheel-gets-the-grease-kind a thing.
One thing leads to another. Before long we’re way off the
plumb line. The sooner we catch the distractions the quicker
we can get back on target.
The longer we allow distractions to remain, the more effort it
takes to re-align to the original plan.
The seduction of wealth, accumulating things, pursuing the
next shiny object, the latest “must-have,“ the can’t-live without-
it trends can easily pull our focus off from keeping
the main thing the main thing.
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