When my good friend's daughter was in need of a divorce lawyer, I sent her to good people who took care of her. It is awful, the worst type of case. The children have become the battleground for every bad thing that ever happened in the marriage, especially mom deciding to leave dad. What's painful is that with the years, I know that these experiences these children are a having are seeds that will bear terrible fruit later on.
That's true for all of our actions. Everything we do plants some sort of a seed in the people around us, good or bad. That seed will bloom someday: perhaps when they hear your name they'll crunch their eyebrows, or perhaps they'll smile inside and feel inspired by some good deed you did. Or they'll feel compelled to write something terrible about you online(and plant their own seed), or defend you in your absence. You may never know the good or the bad,
Except you'll know what sort of seed you planted. Christ calls us to plant good seeds in our relationships. It leads to great bounty. You've lived what I'm writing, its not news. But next time you are inclined to poor mouth someone, or criticize, or be negative, ask yourself what type of seed you are planting for the future
And remember, sometime the seeds get planted in those who are watching your actions, even if they're not the object of them.
Printed with permission from my friend Pat.
It's a beautiful day in God's world be sure to see the good.
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