Secret 03: A Good Foundation and A Good Environment are the Viable Conditions for Growth and Abundance
Matthew 13:8 CEV
But a few seeds did fall on good ground where the plants produced 100, 60 or 30 times as much as was scattered.
When you read the parable of the Sower in Matthew 13, Jesus describes four soils/environments. The first environment was blocked at the top and at the bottom. The one that fell on rocky grounds was blocked at the bottom. The one that fell among thorns among thorns was blocked at the top. What did the last soil described have that the others didn’t have? a good foundation and a good environment.
This will always be true; you will reflect what you set before you. If you want to be conformed to the image of Christ, look unto Jesus. You are in the world but not of the world. That means you realise that you being seated in heavenly places is your true environment, and thus you live your life from such a reality; from Heaven towards earth, not vice versa.
Set your mind and keep focused habitually on the things above [the heavenly things], not on things that are on the earth [which have only temporal value].
Colossians 3:2 AMP
That means you carry the Ecosystem of God. Although the kitchen is room temperature, the temperature of the room doesn’t affect you because you are on fire, literally. You are on the stove with constant heat and fire that changes your atmosphere and affects your environment. You are a victor and not a victim.
Jesus said ”The seeds that fell among the thornbushes are also people who hear the message. But they start worrying about the needs of this life and are fooled by the desire to get rich. So the message gets choked out, and they never produce anything” (Matthew 13:22 CEV).
Your true environment is not your surroundings. There’s a difference. Your environment is internal; your subconscious mind, thoughts, wills, desires, imaginations and self-talks. You can be surrounded by the most brilliant minds but if this environment speaks of self-doubt, failure, mediocrity and pride, it will amount to nothing.
Create an environment for God’s Word to grow in you, otherwise, you won’t experience abundance. “If you abide in Me, and My Words abide in you…”. I just released a Kingdom Key secret to you. Paul said it this way, (Colossians 3:16 GNT) “Christ’s message in all its richness must live in your hearts. Teach and instruct one another with all wisdom. Sing psalms, hymns, and sacred songs; sing to God with thanksgiving in your hearts.”
This is what it means to meditate on God’s Word. To live in God’s reality, God’s Word must dwell in you richly. Meditation is not emptying your mind; it is filling your mind with the Word of God. That is what will make your way prosperous and give you good success, bearing fruit in every season.
Make sure your atmosphere is the Ecosystem of God. Pray internally as you about your daily tasks. Soak yourself in Spirit-filled music. Have alone time with God. Meditate on the Word. Surround yourself with like-minded people. That’s how you set yourself ablaze. Otherwise, the room temperature of the world will eventually make you lukewarm. Selah!
We do not belong to the spirit of this age. We are kings and priests of an eternal Kingdom. We are only ambassadors of the Kingdom of God in this world. This is how we win the battle against the spirit of this age that forces all to conform to its world system. Don’t be choked by the vicissitudes and needless worries of life. Seek the Kingdom and His righteousness.
