Fall is a time, as it gives way to winter, that seeds from many plants and flowers scatter. You see them blowing in the wind, birds come to eat of their fare and spread them.
They lie dormant in the many dark and cold days and nights of winter until spring comes and the warmth of the sun stirs them to life.
Spring is a time of planting seeds and what we plant grows. What we plant takes root. What laid quiet and dormant becomes visible.
Be intentional with what you scatter, what seeds you sow as you go about your day. For what you plant, what you sow, what you leave behind will at some point become visible.
What do you want to bear fruit? What legacy do you want to follow you? What words would you like said about you?
Scatter seeds of kindness.
Sow the seeds of love and grace.
Plant goodness and truth.
Give comfort where tears and pain are.
Give a hug, share a smile, lean in towards the one you want to walk away from.
Rejoice in the victory of another and the gift they bring to the world.
Share Jesus, the One who is Life, for that is the best gift you can give to anyone.
We all want kindness and care. We thrive when someone sees beyond the dead branches of our actions to tend with care and bring to life the good that lies within. Fight comparison and take care of the root of feeling threatened by the blooming and planting of another.
Leave seeds in unexpected places. Give them to someone you would not normally seek out. Leave the seeds wherever you go.
We control the results with what we plant with our actions today. We're not entirely in control of the results, just like a garden, I plant flowers, vegetables and the weeds come in as well. But the result is still vastly different if I let the weeds go or pull them out... what we do makes a difference!
The key is... spend time with the Gardener and it will make all the difference in the seeds you sow and plant. Don't focus so much on the seeds, but in spending time in the garden with the Gardener. He'll tell you many things.
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