As we continue our study into the parables of Jesus, lets take a look at the parable of the weeds. You will find this story in Matthew 13:24–43 where Jesus talks about a farmer whose field of wheat was invaded by weeds planted by an enemy. What would you do if you saw weeds in your beautiful garden? Can you distigush between the weeds and the plants before they blossom?

For the next 4 weeks we will be looking at the parables of jesus and applying them to our lives today. Today we look at the parable of the 10 virgins. Will you be ready?

As we continue our study of our Gates, we look at the gate of our nose. Smells change our contenece, our thoughts, and more. Smells can trigure memories and even turn our minds in all directions. God is affected by the smell of prayer and sacrifice but what smells have we been sending up? Has it be a smell of sacrifice or a smell of a sinful life?

With all the distractions of life, I wonder if we can hear God. Do we even what to listen to him? Are you ready to act on his words? How do we hear him when we as so intuned to everything else?

As we continue to look at the gates or sense, we turn our attentions to our mouths. God says the power of life and death are in the tongue so what are you doing to manage it? How are we governing what goes in and comes out?

As I wake this morning, I see that God has called us to be something great. You have value in the sight of God and he is willing to work with what ever you bring but you have to be willing to change.

God had me take sometime to study the animal kingdom and in particular the farm animals. Today we look at the goat and how he is different from the sheep. Everyone want to be the G.O.A.T but do you really know what that takes?

As I have had to deal with a teenager transitioning to manhood I have found a need to explain stewardship. Explaining the need to manage your finances and future to a young person is chore but needed. God is having the same conversation with us... how are you managing what you have?