🌱 The Sower, the Seed, and the Soil
A Journey Worth Planting In
Jesus once told a story so simple, yet so powerful, that it still echoes through every soul searching for meaning.
It wasn’t about money.
Or miracles.
Or status.
It was about soil.
“A farmer went out to sow his seed…”
— Matthew 13:3
The Sower — a picture of God — begins planting. He’s generous. He throws the seed everywhere. He doesn’t aim only for the good soil. He gives every patch of ground a chance.
But not all ground receives it the same way:
1. 🪨 The Path: Hard and Hurrying
Some seeds land on a path — packed down by footsteps, busy, noisy, and distracted.
The birds come and steal the seeds before they even have a chance to grow.
💬 Ever feel too busy or too skeptical to let God’s voice settle in? That’s the path.
2. 🌵 The Rocky Ground: Shallow Roots
Some seeds fall where there’s soil, but it’s thin.
They sprout fast — joyfully, emotionally — but they die when the heat comes.
No roots. No depth. Just the high of the moment.
💬 Have you ever been inspired but not grounded in your faith? That’s the rocky ground.
3. 🌾 The Thorns: Choked by Life
Other seeds grow among thorns — the cares of this world, money, anxiety, distractions.
They grow… but they never flourish. They get choked before they bear fruit.
💬 Do worries, wealth, or busyness strangle your spiritual growth? That’s the thorny soil.
4. 🌿 The Good Soil: Open and Ready
But some seeds fall on good soil.
They grow deep.
They rise strong.
They multiply — 30, 60, 100 times over.
💬 This is the soil of an open heart. A heart that listens, trusts, and follows.
🚂 What Does This Mean for You?
You are both the soil and the sower.
- The soil of your heart must be ready to receive what God plants.
- The sower in you is called to plant truth wherever you go — even if not every patch receives it.
The train is moving. The seeds are falling.
The journey to the Promised Land is made one choice, one planting, one heart at a time.
🙏 Ask Yourself:
- What kind of soil am I today?
- What am I letting grow — or die — in my life?
- What seed is God trying to plant in me right now?
🎟️ If your heart is good soil today, claim your Billion Dollar Train Ticket.
Let God plant something eternal in you — and let it grow.