From: Chelsea [#005]

Dear God,

When was the last time I was totally dedicated to you? It seems like the times when I'm wholeheartedly devoted to you, it only lasts for a series of days. It's like that parable with the sower and seeds.

³ Then He spoke many things to them in parables, saying: “Behold, a sower went out to sow. ⁴ And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. ⁵ Some fell on stony places, where they did not have much earth; they immediately sprang up because they had no depth of earth. ⁶ But when the sun was up they were scorched, and because they had no root they withered away. ⁷ And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprang up and choked them. ⁸ But others fell on good ground and yielded a crop, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. ⁹ He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

I'm like the seed that immediately sprang up but then got withered because of its lack of root. I don't really like that thought, but... that's just what I am. Lord, give me the strength and perseverance to not get caught up too much in what the world has to offer. It has no root, and unlike You, it's not reliable and unwavering. I know I have to try harder, but please, only with Your help. Allow the grace of the Spirit come into me without holding back, and open my ears for Your words.

Your child,
Chelsea