Sower of Your Heart

 Art from my dear friend, Karla Dornacher

 https://karladornacher.com/

The Greenhouse of the Heart

 " . . . a man reaps what he sows."

Galatians 6:7b

 

 I read about the "greenhouse of the heart" recently. An idea that Max Lucado wrote in his book, Grace for the Moment. He paraphrased the verse this way: "People harvest only what they plant."

 Consider these words that Lucado shared: "Think for a moment of your heart as a greenhouse. And your heart, like a greenhouse, has to be managed . .  . Consider for a moment your thoughts as seed. Some thoughts become flowers. Others become weeds. Sow seeds of hope and enjoy optimism. Sow seeds of doubt and expect insecurity. . . Make a list of some positive seeds you would like to sow in the ‘greenhouse’ of your heart.”    

My friend, Roy Thomas, who shares his Awakening Awareness series on his Facebook page shared a similar story the other day. It was a story about an old Cherokee who was teaching his grandson about life. A story about good verses evil. Two wolves were fighting, the battles we all have, and the grandson wanted to know which wolf won. The Cherokee's answer: The one that you feed.

What are you feeding your mind? What am I feeding my mind? It is so important to spend our time filling our minds with good instead of evil. It affects everything about us. Our moods, our work, our ability to do good things. We can become depressed and anxious if we let wrong things come into our minds.

The lovely post office Love stamp of many years ago.

 Thomas Kinkade said this in his book, Lightposts for Living: "You don't have to let it all in. You don't have to look at everything, hear everything, read everything, any more than you have to eat everything on the menu . . . Filtering and limiting what comes into our lives and into our minds not only makes our existence more joyful; it can protect us from emotional and even physical harm . . . All you have to do is learn the fine art of choosing what you will allow into your life, mind and heart on a daily basis . . . I prefer to surround myself with the kind of input that uplifts me, expands my mind, and settles my spirit."

 It's up to you. The choice is yours. You can sow good seed or you can sow bad seed. I want to sow good seed. Good seed will help me to think right, do right and serve right. I know you do too.