I’m not much of a gardener; never have been. Kim comes from a long line of green thumbs (not literally–that’d be weird) so we have a small garden box in the back yard. This year some of the plants are doing well, while others didn’t grow at all. There’s some rogue lettuce that came back from last year, but that’s another story. We were inspecting the garden yesterday, and she remarked that she didn’t know exactly what was growing in some of the places. I asked what she planted, in true smarty-pants fashion, because whatever you plant is what grows. My beautiful simplicity was once again wasted on her…
We’ve been reading through Hosea as part of our Bible Journal. I don’t know if Hosea was a farmer, but he mentions planting things in a couple of places. He says that God’s people have planted the wind, and now will reap the whirlwind. In chapter 10 he admonishes them/us to plant the good seeds of righteousness, so that they can harvest a crop of love. But the people have missed it. They cultivated wickedness, and harvested a thriving crop of sins. Now they’ll eat the fruit of lies, which are no more satisfying than eating wind.
This speaks to me about being careful about what I plant in my life. If I want to see a crop of love, I need to sow the seeds of righteousness. If I’m not particular about what I plant, I’ll be forced to eat stuff that won’t fill my stomach and satisfy my need.
What are you planting in your life? It matters…
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