Is Your Heart Hard Ground or Good Soil? – EP67
A message at church recently sent me on a rabbit trail straight back to Matthew 13 and the parable of the farmer scattering seed. Turns out, the seed was never the problem — it’s the soil. So is your heart hard ground, or good soil?
In this episode, we dig into what it looks like to plow up hard ground, pull the rocks of bitterness and unforgiveness, and clear out the weeds of chaos and connection that choke out what God’s trying to grow in us. Along the way, Papaw’s garden teaches us a thing or two about consistency, and we land on a new motto: little bits, with consistency. Holy micro steps, not leaps and bounds.
If your heart feels more rocky path than fertile ground right now, this one’s for you.
Verses referenced:
Matthew 13.3-9; 18-23
Referenced in this episode — worth a listen if you are open to more on living with a sound mind
Gary Bentley, COO of Louisiana Teen Challenge, speaking at The Assembly. (Gary begins speaking at 1:06:16)
https://www.youtube.com/live/9igsVDNKak4?si=fi-KJOcrw3JffgLZ
Carmen, the title really caught my eye. I grew up on a cotton farm and by this time of the year all the work to prepare for harvesting the crop has been done. We would be waiting for school to start, laying on the front porch reading a good book from the Library Truck and drinking a glass of grape cool aid or if momma allowed iced tea or coffee. I love your writings sometimes I get tears in my eyes from reminder of days gone by and how God has always …. always… always held me, even if I didn’t want HIM to see me and any mischievous deeds that I would do….. He would always be there and He still is. I love you tons and I am so grateful that you share your gift with this old country girl.