Do you remember God's message to you from a month ago? A week ago? Yesterday?
When the seed (the Word of God) bears fruit - that means that there is a transformation in your life - not in the circumstances around you - but inside of you, there is a transformation. When you look back at your journal(hopefully you're journaling) -- how has the Word of God transformed your life and caused you to bear fruit? Are you still the same tree you were a few months ago? Or, are you a little different - bearing the fruit of God? Or, are you bearing fruits that are not from God? What influences are "sprouting" and bearing fruit in your life?
What is rubbing off on you? Forming your character? Your world perspective, the way you see the world?
This is what we're talking about in this parable. Because merely hearing the Word of God isn't enough.. what are you doing so that you are retaining it? Is the Word of God remaining on your heart throughout the week? Is God's message to you sitting with you, working itself out in your mind? Are you praying about the things you think God is saying to you?
This Bible reading stuff isn't something you just check off the list and say "Check, I've done my Christian thing." This is the only way to know God and to develop a deeper relationship with Him. If you're thinking my life isn't changing... you need to start here.. and not just reading.. but making sure that what you're reading and hearing isn't snatched away, isn't drowned out by all the other things on your mind...
May we be intentional with what God is saying to each of us because He is saying something to you.
i hate it when i read the bible or i read the blog, and then i forget EVERYTHING i read or did because i have so many things in my mind. how come i remember other stuff but not God's word?
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HAPPY ST PATTYS DAY :)|
@ school i learned that pattys day was a christian holiday?? and an irish of course.
hmmm.
It's like that with me too. I read this and then I usually forget most of the things I read because of other stuff that i'm usually focused on. Like school work. (i have a test to have study for!!!)
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