“and the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of riches, and the desires for other things entering in choke the Word, and it becomes unfruitful.” Mark‬ ‭4:19‬ ‭NKJV‬‬. Are we allowing the Word of God to become fruitful in our lives? Jesus warns us here in this parable that many things can hinder and even choke the working of God’s Word in our lives. His purpose is that it is received in good ground. That means ground that has been broken up, cleared and well prepared. So this tells us that we have a responsibility to prepare our hearts, day by day, to receive the pure Word of God. We must make sure that those things which would hinder, like fleshy desires, worldly cares, and undue concerns about physical and material things, do not stunt the development of the ‘good seed’ of God’s Word which has been entrusted to us. A humble heart that trusts God is the best soil.