Seeds And Faith

I read a fable about a man who was browsing in a store when he made the shocking discovery that God was behind a sales counter. So the man walked over and asked, “What are You selling?” God replied, “What does your heart desire?” The man said, “I want happiness, peace of mind, and freedom from fear . . . for me and the whole world.” God smiled and said, “I don’t sell fruit here. Only seeds.”
In Galatians 6, Paul stressed the importance of sowing seeds of God-honoring behavior, for “whatever a man sows, that he will also reap” (v.7). We can’t expect to experience the fruit of God’s blessings if we don’t recognize the importance of doing our part.
It helps to follow the example of others who have sown good seed. Author Samuel Shoemaker said that a good example can either inspire us or cause us to say, “Oh yes, he (or she) is like that. He is not troubled by temper or nerves or impatience or worry as I am; he is just a happier temperament.” Shoemaker continued, “It may not occur to us that perhaps he had to fight for his serenity, and that we might win if we would do the same.”
Are you weary of the way you are? Ask God for His help and begin sowing seeds of new actions and responses today. In due season the Spirit will give the increase. — Joanie Yoder
We’re always sowing seeds in lifeBy everything we do and say,So let’s make sure the fruit we reapComes from the good we do each day. —Hess
The seeds we sow today determine the kind of fruit we’ll reap tomorrow

「人种的是什么，收的也是什么。」 （加拉太书6章7节）
全年读经:
耶利米书32-33章 希伯来书1章
我曾读过一篇寓言故事，说到有个人走进一家商店，十分吃惊地发现，站在柜台的竟是上帝。所以这个人近前问道：「您在卖什么呢？」上帝回答说：「你想要什么呢？」这人说：「我想要让自己和世界都得到幸福、平安，免于恐惧。」上帝微笑回答说：「我这里没有果实，只有种子。」
在加拉太书6章中，保罗强调我们应当栽种荣耀上帝的行为种子，因为「人种的是什么，收的也是什么」（7节）。如果我们不知道做好自己本分的重要性，我们就不能期望可以得到上帝赐福的果实。
依循别人的好榜样，也是一种不错的方式。作家修梅克（Samuel Shoemaker）说，好榜样会激发我们思考，然而我们也可能会说：「对啊，他（她）就是这样。他不会像我会被情绪、紧张、不耐烦及忧虑所困扰，他天生 就是好脾气。」修梅克再说：「我们却从没想过，他需要为自己的好心情努力，也没思考过，如果我们也这样做，就能跟他一样。」
你是否对你自己感到厌倦呢？求上帝帮助你，在生命中撒下有意义的种子，使你有新的生命。时候到了，圣灵就会使它开花结果。JEY
我们每日所言所行，都是在为生命播种；要确保所收的果实，是产自善行的种子。Hess
种瓜得瓜，种豆得豆。