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Tuesday, March 4, 2008
The Cares of the Crowded Heart
"Other people are like the seed planted among the thorny
weeds. These people hear the teaching. But then these things
come into their lives: the worries of this life, the love of
money, and wanting all kinds of other things. These things
stop the teaching from growing. So that teaching does not
make fruit {in the lives of those people}."
-- Mark 4:18-19 (ERV)
KEY THOUGHT:
I hate thorns. Spending part of my time growing up in West Texas, we
had to deal with all sorts of spiny kinds of cactus-like plants. Then
in East Texas, where I spent the other part of my childhood, there were
briars. I hate thorns. They seem to grow better in droughts than most
other plants ... but then they grow better than most other plants in
wet times, too! This is just a reminder that our hearts can easily be
distracted from what is important by what is pervasive! For many of us,
the stuff we own soon begins to own us and choke out our heart's
openness to God.
TODAY'S PRAYER:
Father, please help me keep my priorities correct as I battle with the
cares of this life, the lure of money, and the desire to have nice
things. Bless me as I seek you and your Kingdom first and as I trust
that you will supply what is most needed in my life. In Jesus' name.
Amen.
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