Pastor Rodney Howard-Browne has been teaching about the parable of the sower which Jesus taught to a large crowd of people, and then explained it in more detail to his disciples. What I have learned recently from this parable is that I have a responsibility when I hear the Word of God, whether from a teacher, pastor, or reading the Word on my own. When I receive God’s Word I have to protect it from the devil and make sure that he doesn’t steal my seed. I also have to establish root in God so I can have longevity in all things of God, which takes patience. One of the main things that stuck out to me was the seed sown among thorns. This is when you can hear the word, but the worries of this life choke the word.

–Grace