Galatians 6:7 “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.”

PLANTING THE RIGHT STUFF

Years ago I had a garden.  In fact, for several years I kept a garden.  It was my therapy. I loved raised bed gardening.  I would plant green beans, tomatoes, corn, peppers, lettuce and a few other vegetables.  But there is one simple truth to gardening.  You will only get what you want if you plant the right seed or plants.  You can’t plant bean seed and expect to get corn.

A couple of times I planted what I thought were bush beans but accidently planted pole beans which need a trellis to climb to produce well.  That can be frustrating, to say the least.

TEACHING MOMENT

Teaching our kids to plant the right stuff in their lives is crucial for a successful spiritual harvest later.  They can’t fill their lives with video games and the wrong information and expect to live holy, God-fearing lives.  We have to till the soil of their heart while they are young and plant the Word of God firmly in their tiny spirits.  As they continue to grow we water and care for their spirit with extra fertilizer from God’s Word.

Do some children have crop failures?  Sure.  But usually that is due to insufficient attention to the crop as it grows.  We, as parents, can only tend their garden so long.  They eventually have to take care of it themselves.  We should still send some extra water and nourishment, but they have to be willing to apply it.  Left unattended any garden will cease to produce.

How about your spiritual garden?  Are you planting one thing and expecting another?  Have you planted and forgotten about it?  Are you too busy with other things to tend it?  Stop whatever you are doing today and get out that hoe and weed your garden. Lay down some new mulch and fertilizer from the Word of God.  Apply a generous amount of the Living Water to your spirit today.

Happy Harvesting!