Tending the Garden of Faith

Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. – Mark 4:18-19

Growing a garden is hard work.  At first it sounds easy; plant a seed, water it and watch it produce fruit.  However, the reality is that to grow a fruitful garden requires constant tending; making sure the plants aren’t overtaken by bugs, weeds, thorns, molds and other harmful things that can easily destroy a plant.

Living a life of faith is kind of like growing a garden.  On the surface it sounds easy; attend church, read the Bible, and pray.  However, the reality is that to live a fruitful life of faith requires a lot of hard work.  We must not allow the worries and greediness of this life to overtake and choke out the growth of faith in our life.  God has planted that mustard seed of faith within us and we must be the ones to make sure it grows into a fruitful life, by tending to our faith on a daily basis and removing those “weeds” of destruction from our life.

Prayer:  Thank you Lord for the faith within me.  Open my eyes so that I may see the destructive weeds in my life that are choking out the word and making my life unfruitful.

Help me be diligent in tending to my faith so that it produces fruit in my life.  Amen.

Faith Tip:  Are you allowing worry or greed to become a focus in you life instead of God?  What are the “weeds” in your life that need to be pulled?

Written by Pastor Aaron Anderson