Matthew 13:21
“But since they have no root, they last only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, they quickly fall away.”
I used to garden with my mom. When I was a little girl we’d buy all sorts of seeds from this flower shop and I’d come home with so much built-up excitement, ready to dig into fresh soil and plant these little tiny seeds.
I would have never guessed as a seven-year-old how important the placement of my seeds would be. I just kind of tossed them in the dirt and skipped around the yard, clueless as to how all that really worked. But as I did cartwheels and sped around on my scooter, my mom sat and made sure those seeds were taken care of, properly planted, and ready to flourish.
The Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13 has always been one of my favorites because it makes me think, are my seeds falling on good soil? Are your seeds falling on good soil?
In times like this, when the news shouts uncertainty and chaos at us, our minds are numb with boredom, and we combat our fear with positive thinking, it’s smart to step back and check in on our seeds.
If we feel as if we’re falling away, losing hope, far from God, our seeds aren’t cozy and flourishing in good soil. They have no root because we allowed our seeds to fall on rocky soil, shallow soil, or thorny soil. Today, as we navigate this strange season, let’s begin planting our seeds in good soil.
When you read your bible today, stop and ask yourself, are my seeds (the nuggets of truth I’m getting from my bible reading) landing on good soil? Might be hard to know for sure what good soil is… Here’s a way to start questioning the goodness of your soil:
Take the Lord’s word to heart. Hold tight to his promises. Don’t just hear his word, but dive deep and chose to process it, question it with a mentor or friend, understand it, and make it your source of truth. Read Matthew 13 all the way through and try that today