Uncontrolled weeds and grass clutter and choke. Growing flowers and gardens require continual pulling of both or spraying with chemicals. And there’s never an end; they keep reappearing. Our house gets a little cluttered occasionally too-or so my wife says. I suppose that’s because we collect antiques (classified junk by some). Since we adore them so much, we repeatedly “find” places to stick just one more piece of something that’s valuable now or may be in the future. Cluttered homes and gardens have disadvantages; so do cluttered minds. Some of the farmer’s seed fell on ground infested with thorns. Both sprouted, but the thorns choked the plants, killing them. Minds cluttered with unnecessary, ungodly and untimely matters, cannot grow important, spiritual and timely thoughts. And growing proper thoughts is critical because they translate into healthy emotions and ultimately appropriate actions.
Are you sowing proper mind seeds? Give up those thorny thoughts.
It is a wise person who gets rid of the weeds growing in their hearts and minds to make room for the truth of God! And God is faithful -- when we come before Him, asking Him to create a new heart within us -- He will! What a blessing!
ReplyDeleteI share your love for antiques and I also share that temptation to get just one more old thing! Good analogy for a great verse.
ReplyDeleteGail