Fallow Ground

Jeremiah 4:3
For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and to Jerusalem,
Break up your fallow ground,
and do not sow among thorns.

Hosea 10:12
Sow with a view to righteousness,
Reap in accordance with kindness
Break up your fallow ground,
For it is time to seek the LORD
Until He comes to rain righteousness on you.

How do we break up our fallow ground - or hard heart?
How do we till the soil of our heart's until it is soft to receive the Word-seed?
It is a matter of repenting of your sins.
It is a matter of repenting of your attitude.
It is a matter of choosing God over any other thing or person.
The Word doesn't work on dead pan heart - so we need to choose a humble heart.
This hard economy doesn't mean we have to have a hard heart.
Have we made the ground hard with tears, or unbelief?
I know that is a temptation for me - so I choose today to keep my heart soft so I can plant the seed of righteousness in it.
Lord Bless your seed and may it produce abundantly above all we can ask or think.
Help us keep our hearts toward the things that make you cry and laugh.
We love you Lord - till our hearts and loosen the soil.