"The seed falling among the thorns refers to someone who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke the Word, making it unfruitful"- Matthew 13:22 (NIV).
We have been fighting kudzu this entire summer. Kudzu is not indigenous to this area. It was brought over to help control erosion. It backfired, because kudzu hasn't been the answer, it's become the problem. It covers everything in its path, growing up to a foot a day, or 60 feet per season. The only way to kill it is to find the root ball and tear it from the ground. The worries of this life are like Kudzu in our souls, choking out the Word. It grows exponentially, too, foot by foot, making us unprofitable to the Lord. We have to search out the root ball and rip it from our lives, or left unhindered, we will be covered by it and the Word will be choked within us. Worrying is a state of not relaxing. Find what bunches your shoulders up into knots, like Kudzu vines wrapping around you, and hand it/them over to God and don't reach out and reclaim it/them; allow God to be in control of your life. When you are worrying (not relaxing) you are basically resisting God. Learn to identify your Kudzu, pray specifically for His help, and then give it to God: release it. It may take one, or it make take many times, but keep looking for that root ball. God has the answer: He is the answer.
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