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It was said in a book I once read that..
"Jesus (in the parable of the sower) identified three unreceptive attitudes--a closed mind (hard soil), a superficial mind (shallow soil), and a distracted mind (soil with weeds)..." Warren (BTW, I DO NOT endorse the author of the quote although I thought this was true.)
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I think there are a lot of people with DISTRACTED minds these days! There are so many distractions everywhere....music blaring, t.v., radio, advertisements everywhere, movies, newspapers, even computer!I think most people are so distracted with these things that they can't HEAR the Lord much at all!
Indeed, it does seem so much harder to hear God than it use to back when these things weren't present so much. No light but a candle use to encourage people to go to bed early and be up early enough to spend "quiet time" with God before the start of their day. I think without electricity people were encouraged to meditate and think on God more...
I would love to turn off all the noise/computers by 7 each night and spend "quiet time" with the family in reflection on God's Word, wouldn't you? In addition, I would love to have a totally quiet house in the mornings for the first couple hours so that I could "love my Lord" without any distractions.
Comments?
"Jesus (in the parable of the sower) identified three unreceptive attitudes--a closed mind (hard soil), a superficial mind (shallow soil), and a distracted mind (soil with weeds)..." Warren (BTW, I DO NOT endorse the author of the quote although I thought this was true.)
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I think there are a lot of people with DISTRACTED minds these days! There are so many distractions everywhere....music blaring, t.v., radio, advertisements everywhere, movies, newspapers, even computer!I think most people are so distracted with these things that they can't HEAR the Lord much at all!
Indeed, it does seem so much harder to hear God than it use to back when these things weren't present so much. No light but a candle use to encourage people to go to bed early and be up early enough to spend "quiet time" with God before the start of their day. I think without electricity people were encouraged to meditate and think on God more...
I would love to turn off all the noise/computers by 7 each night and spend "quiet time" with the family in reflection on God's Word, wouldn't you? In addition, I would love to have a totally quiet house in the mornings for the first couple hours so that I could "love my Lord" without any distractions.
Comments?