As for the condition of the soil, that is another question. Your responsibility is to see that the seed of God's Word does not fall on stony ground, or is sown on poor land, or among weeds. If you seriously consider your responsibility, one of these days just ahead of you, you will be grateful to God. The farmer who leaves his fields unsown is foolish. Much more so the Christian who fails to sow the seed of God's Word in his mind and heart.
All nature cries to be fed.
The earth must be fed. Fire must be fed. All life must be fed. So it is with the soul. We never grow spiritually unless we are nourished with the food of God's Word.