Seed Nurturers

So, I'm reading through Luke, and ran across the parable of the seeds being sown.  I was struck that the parable spoke of explicit dangers to those hearing the Word spoken, and that includes our wives and children. We know we are to nurture, nourish and wash our spouses, and in what more important way than by guarding them as they are hearing the words of truth. As husbands we ought to guard against the dangers to the seeds in our wife and children.  The parable says that there are 3 dangers, and one correct response to the true word:

Wayside-Satan takes the seed before they can believe
Rock-No root, fall away at temptation
Thorns-Cares and pleasures of world crowd out
Good-Hear, and patiently nurture fruit

Luk 8:11 says, " Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God. "

that has a direct correlation to

Mat 13:19  "When any one heareth the word of the kingdom..."

So the words that are being spoken are an explanation of the ramifications of the work of Christ (the Gospel) which ushered in the Kingdom of God.  I recognize that I can respond in all four ways in different areas and at different times, but obviously the goal is to hear, believe, reject temptation, resist allowing the cares and pleasures of the world to push aside the truth, and patiently nurture fruit bearing in our own lives, and in the lives of our families.

I have heard that the Amish raise their children to be martyrs...we ought to nurture our family life in such a way that we ourselves, our wife and children become good seed catchers and holders.