"Gardening"

Reading about members working in the garden reminds me of the simple yet profound "law of the harvest". Simply put it is: you harvest what you plant. (You reap what you sow.) This law is found in<font color="purple"> Galatians 6:7-10

7 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
8 For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
10 As we have therefore opportunity, let us do good unto all men, especially unto them who are of the household of faith. </font>

Consider how silly it would be to plant carrot seeds and expect pumpkin, or to plant peas and expect an apple tree. A gardener knows what is planted in the spring determines what is harvested months later. The decisions are made and the work performed long before the fruits are expected.

Of course, planting does not guarantee the harvest. The plants need care. They require proper amounts of sunshine, water, feeding, and weeding to thrive and produce a bounteous harvest. Daily weeding and care makes the garden easy to care for and a joy to behold. Neglecting the weeding stifles the plants and makes a for a much harder task. The weeds rob the growing plants of needed water and food, and if allowed to remain, can even kill the desirable plants. Ongoing, thoughtful care of the garden will produce better results than extended periods of negligence followed by intermittent times of effort and attention. And isn't it something how weeds always look like the plant they are mimicing? One has to know their garden and crops to be able to notice which ones are weeds. Sporadic tending will allow confusion of the gardener.

There are many applications of the law of the harvest to marriage, too. What is being sown? How is it being cared for? Each act of benevolence and kindness plants a seed that can, in the future, produce a harvest of joy and love. Daily care and attention applied to your sweetheart ensures that the seeds will sprout, grow and thrive.

Similarly each act of spite, discourtesy and malice also plants a seed. These seeds will also grow, producing anger and distrust. (You reap what you sow.) Sometimes what you plant now isn't harvested for years to come. How many times have you planted a crop that didn't grow, only to find the plants robbing your newest plantings years later!

Be sure to keep your garden planted with good seeds and to keep the weeds out by daily care and attention.

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awwwwww so simple yet so hard

True in any relationship... even friendship!

This verse really hit home for me:

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9 And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

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Thanks, Sky!