Bible study tonight. Late night - meet ya at 11:45 pm - not your average Bible Study. That's what we do !
So now-ow-ow I get it. I see what God has been doing the past few days with me. Well I see a glimpse of it anyway.
Bible study tonight was about the parable of the 4 kinds of soil and the seed. Mark 4: 3-8. Lets say that the soil is actually our heart and the seed is God.
The first type of heart we discussed tonight was the hardened heart. This is the heart that won't receive anything of God at all. Nothing penetrates it - I wonder is it because of hurt, anger, or selfishness? Perhaps it's a mixture of all three...
The second type is the heart that will receive some bits and pieces from God but when life gets difficult those bits and pieces fall away and never seem to take hold. There are too many other things in the way and not enough room for the God "seeds" to actually put down roots.
The third type of heart is the heart that is open and available to this God seed but it doesn't have a whole lot of room for the seed to grow. There are too many other things in the way and God gets lost in the "clutter" of it all. Everyday life is so "full" of other things that God gets lost in the details.
The fourth type of heart is an open heart. A heart that's willing to take this God seed and nurture it. That's willing to clean out all of the clutter and focus on the seed. Seeds that are nurtured grow and eventually become strong and well rooted. God seed eventually produces good "fruit" - translation - good things in me !
Ahhh - OK God. I have heart condition number three - it's called a worry-"full" heart that is cluttered with "my" plans and "my" problem fixers and I haven't left room for You. Ahhh. However, if I take the clutter out then there is room for God to take hold and really work in me. Time to pull those "worry weeds" out by the roots !
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