There is a hard truth that many of us have to learn as we journey with God: everybody for you ain’t for you. Sometimes, the hardest part is realizing that the people who are not for you may not look like enemies. They may look like friends. They may look like family. They may be people who genuinely love you, people who have supported you, encouraged you, and stood beside you through difficult seasons. They may have known you for years and have the best intentions toward you.

“A sower went out to sow…” — Matthew 13 There is something powerful about the picture Jesus gives us in the parable of the sower. A farmer has seed in his hands. The seed is valuable. It contains the potential for life, growth, and harvest. But Jesus tells us that the outcome isn't determined by the seed alone. It also matters where the seed falls. Some falls on hard ground. Some falls on rocky ground. Some falls among thorns. And some falls on good soil. Jesus was primarily