Planting Seeds

It is always amazing how important our words are.  You never now just how much your kids listen to you until you hear them spouting off things you have said to them on many occasions.  Case in point, Jonathan now says, "I don't need that" anytime the subject of gum is brought up.  I guess he does pick up on things, more times than I realize I'm sure.  Rick Warren talked about every time we open our mouths we are planting seeds. Obviously we sow different things at different times but we have to realize if we expect to reap a particular harvest we have to sow the right seeds.  Sounds pretty basic but a lot of times I think we forget that part.  At every opportunity we need to be sowing seeds of  love, joy, peace, patience, kindness... you get the idea.  We will reap what we sow.  Some seeds will not grow and prosper at this time but some will return a 100 fold.  No amount of prayer will reap the harvest we long for if we are sowing seeds of anger, resentment, unforgiveness, selfishness, etc.  Ask God to fill your words with good seeds.