Jesus told the parable of the seed sower, with the seed falling on different soils and having different results. The desired result is to be fruitful:
Mar 4:20 And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.
Sometimes, though, we don't bear fruit. In our society, maybe the cares of the world and the pursuit of riches (or being overfocused on careers) is the most common reason for not being fruitful.
Mar 4:7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.
Mar 4:18,19 And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful.
Some cares of the world may be unnecessary and can be foresaken. Other cares of the world could also be called 'everyday responsibilities', which are things we can't responsibly foresake, but are just a 'part of life' - paying bills, deciding who to vote for for president, etc. Other cares may be unpleasant circumstances that are beyond our control.
Regarding those everyday responsibilities and cares that can take our focus off where it should be, and thereby making us unfruitful, how does the Bible advise that we 'release the choke hold' that those things have on us? Why do you think they choke out the word in our lives? Is it a lack of faith that God will take care of them?