Jesus said, “Behold a sower went out to sow….some seed fell by the wayside…some fell on stony places…some fell on thorns, and were choked out. Others fell on good ground and yielded a crop, some a hundred fold, some sixty some thirty.” Matthew 13:3-7

Jesus story of a farmer is relevant to our lives in so many ways. Just like a farmer planting seeds, so we plant friendships, build relationships and careers, and yes make a decision to choose faith, and many times we wonder,

Is Anything Going To Grow?

Through the years I’ve confronted many questions: Will I keep the faith when things are rocky and not going my way? Can I break those habits because my hard-headedness prevents it? How do I manage all of these daily distractions that act as weeds attempting to choke out my faith? And yet there is that final example that Jesus gave. The one where the seed falls on “good soil producing a hundred fold”. Where does that show up in our lives? Ahh, there is golden answer. It shows up in your life in the form of what the Bible calls the fruit of the Spirit; Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Gentleness and Self Control. When you feel any of these coming forth in your life, you are the good soil that our Heavenly Father is sowing into.