Elder Jonathan Farrell expanded our understanding of the “Parable of the Sower,” in that Jesus equated the birds stealing the seeds sown by a farmer with how demons come to steal the Word of God from being planted in the good soil of our hearts. Your heart can get trampled and hardened when you have difficult circumstances in life or have challenges in relationships. We need to let God deal with our hearts, so that unbelief and hardness of heart don’t block the Word of God from penetrating our hearts. As an object lesson, Elder Farrell held up a large hoe and presented seven practical ways to break up hardened ground in your heart. These wonderful spiritual practices will keep your heart protected and tender to God, set apart for growing the good seed of God’s Word and producing a bountiful 100-fold harvest for God’s glory in your life.