Seeds that Grow

When a farmer starts out he buys land,
Yes right out of the crowd you did stand,
Then the next step he takes is to sow,
And I pray that a friendship will grow,
Then right after he waters and feeds,
In your mind I am planting a seed,
Now the next step he takes much like mine no mistake, is to dance at the scene of the harvest.

Despise not the Power of planting a small insignificant seed. We know in nature that some of the smallest seeds yield the biggest trees. Words are seeds and like seeds it takes time for them to manifest, and even more time, sometimes, to decipher what type of plant it. In the case of words, what is planted will yield its desired fruit.

As parents out of frustration we sow seeds to our children that can stifle their growth spiritually and mentally as they grow older. It is like going to your garden and indiscriminately throwing out seeds. You may get weeds or flowers, trees or bushes. In other words a confused child.

The best seed for your garden if your looking at quality and yield is the Word of God. The bible. There is not a more excellent choice to place in the heart of your child. If your garden is already established it is going to take some work to uproot the old mindset and plant Gods Word.

Just to show you how dangerous some seeds are. The Communist Manifesto written by Karl Marx were words written in a book embraced by millions. His words identifying the struggle of the working class has caused a major revolution in just about every country it has spread to. In the Soviet Union alone during this purge close to 90 million people perished. 90 million souls. What seeds were planted in Hitlers mind.

Let us learn how to plant seeds of faith, and hope and love. Plant Jesus in your heart and let him choke out all else.

The Joy of the Lord vs being happy

What is the difference between the Joy of the Lord and happiness?

Happiness (or being happy) is a state of now. It is a fleeting feeling. It is based off of your present situation. When your situation changes so does your state of happiness.

The Joy of the Lord is spiritually a higher plain. The Joy of the Lord will make you break down and cry because you know God is so good. It is not based off of how you feel now. It is based off of who God is. He is a provider, a deliverer, a counseler, a friend that sticks closer than a brother, one who cares, He who loves you so much he sent his Son to die for you, he who is the Alpha and Omega, and he who created all things. Knowing this, the Joy of the Lord gives us hope.

I remember being in my bedroom as a young adult being faced with mounting problems. I didn't know what to do so I took it to God in prayer. I poured my heart out to God. I hid nothing, its is not as if he didn't know how I felt or what I thought. No matter right or wrong it is best to tell God how you feel. If you are not honest in prayer, right or wrong, you cannot recieve his correction. As I prayed to God, the presence of the Lord filled my room so heavily with love and joy that in the midst of a bad situation I didn't care. I knew he would work it out. And indeed he did. The presence of God I felt was beyond what I can describe. The only thing I could say at that time was I felt loved. I knew that God the Father through his Son Jesus was with me saying I am thinking about you.

Happiness does not transcend your situation because it is based on your situation. The Joy of the Lord will not allow you to take in the poisons of life, like doubt, fear and worry to destroy your peace. The Joy of the Lord is your strength. When fear comes happiness says I'm out of here.

So don't desire to just be happy the rest of your life, seek the Joy of the Lord.



[Jn 16:21] A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a child is born into the world. [22] And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.