Dear God, wow, I really let the cares of the world zap me yesterday! I usually have a rule that I try to not spend more than 15 minutes a day looking at headlines and news stories, but for the last few days, I have allowed myself to become totally preoccupied by the latest on positive COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, race relations, politics, etc. I was constantly refreshing the numbers to see how many infections my County in Texas is reporting. Finally, I was so mentally destroyed I left work at 3:00 and headed home.

What happened to me? Well, Jesus had a parable for that:

18 Still others, like seed sown among thorns, hear the word; 19 but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful. Mark 4:18-19

I allowed the cares of this world to soak into my heart over several days and choke out you seed in the soil of my heart.

Father, I’m sorry. I promise to spend very little time on the things of this world today and much more time on you. I want you. I need you. You are my only hope. Help me to be intentional about providing you good soil with which to work.

In Jesus’s name I pray,

Amen