And I believe that a lot of the disconnect was from not having a good QT. And so I also prayed that I will have a good QT and so it was today :)

Today is about the parable of the sower. The parable that has been talked about so many times before and yet the Holy Spirit taught me something new.

The word that fell by the roadside represented those who didn't understand or in Greek, suniēmi, and so the word was stolen away by the evil one. The Greek indicates the understanding as to put together in perception, comprehension. Usually people think that it's only about how the evil one has blinded people, but the evil one hasn't entered the picture yet. The point is the word of the kingdom. The kingdom talks about the dominion, rule or authority, and specifically, of Christ's kingdom.

The people who are not able to put it together in their minds, who cannot accept the rule of God in their lives, or some area of their lives, the evil one then comes and takes it away.

The next word is the stony-placed word. It talks about how the person has no root. The person does receive it truly and sincerely. But that's because he receives it on a straightforward level. He doesn't build his life upon that word. He doesn't allow the Word to be the anchor of his life. It is like carrying a seed around and not planting it in the ground. Then he falls away, and the Greek talks about being enticed to sin. Because he is not rooted, then he strays off the path and "falls away".

Yup application and prayer time. GTG!