{"id":4701,"date":"2021-10-31T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-31T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.honestreflections.net\/?p=4701"},"modified":"2021-10-11T08:33:01","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T13:33:01","slug":"how-planting-the-wrong-seed-will-make-you-sorry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/2021\/10\/31\/how-planting-the-wrong-seed-will-make-you-sorry\/","title":{"rendered":"How Planting the Wrong Seed Will Make You Sorry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

2 minute read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Daily Reading: <\/strong>Ezekiel 16 GW<\/a>; Galatians 6 GW<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

God isn\u2019t a fool.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heart business is God\u2019s passion.  Without a doubt, God understands the motives of our actions.  Turning to Him is an opportunity for healing, but often we go in the opposite direction.  After all, if God was so good, why did something terrible happen?  Don\u2019t we have a right to rebel against our Creator?  But we never fool God; he knows what we\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you plant meanness, you\u2019ll receive it in return.  Whatever we put out is what we get back.  In my younger years, my anger over the loss of my father made me unpleasant.   Walking around with a chip on my shoulder, feeling like the world owed me, is an accurate description of those days.  Resentment towards others\u2019 good fortune caused me to isolate myself.  If I didn\u2019t let anyone near me, they couldn\u2019t hurt me.  Self-defense doesn\u2019t make sense sometimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I was heading in the wrong direction.  Instead of running to God, I ran from Him.  Hindsight three decades later gives me a perfect vision.  No one harmed me but me.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plant spiritually.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIf you plant in \u231ethe soil of\u231f your corrupt nature, you will harvest destruction. But if you plant in \u231ethe soil of\u231f your spiritual nature, you will harvest everlasting life.\u201d (<\/em>Galatians 6:8 GW<\/em><\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing the right thing is something we must choose every day.  Reading God\u2019s Word, connecting daily with Him helps us to accomplish divine tasks.  Without God\u2019s intervention, we can\u2019t plant in our spiritual nature.  Our corrupt nature only causes trouble; God\u2019s pure nature produces a bountiful harvest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember, everyone is struggling; you\u2019re not the only one.  Each person is born into their battles.  How we respond to the unpleasant side of life is our choice.  Let God\u2019s Spirit help you plant the right seeds.  Create beauty from ashes by giving God your pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bad seeds produce wicked crops.  Good seeds produce bounties from heaven.  You can\u2019t fool God. With Him, all things are possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lord, thank You for caring about our hearts.  Forgive us for trying to fool You.  Grant us an extra measure of grace as we move through our days.  Don\u2019t let us get caught in our corrupt nature.  Help us plant vibrant seeds in Your spiritual nature that will produce everlasting life.  IJNIP.  Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question for reflection<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

What kind of seeds are you planting?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

2 minute read. Daily Reading: Ezekiel 16 GW; Galatians 6 GW God isn\u2019t a fool. Heart business is God\u2019s passion.  Without a doubt, God understands the motives of our actions.  Turning to Him is an opportunity for healing, but often we go in the opposite direction.  After all, if God was so good, why did… Continue reading How Planting the Wrong Seed Will Make You Sorry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","without-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4701"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4704,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4701\/revisions\/4704"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.honestreflections.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}