When you make a cake, you know that whatever you put into your mixing bowl will appear in the cake itself, and, on the other hand, that unless a particular substance does go into the mixing bowl, it cannot appear in the finished article.
The thoughts and beliefs that fill our minds ultimately appear in the cake of experience, and to realize this is to save oneself a lot of trouble. No one puts kerosene in the mixing bowl because no one wants it in the cake, for everyone knows that, if it does enter the bowl, in the cake it will be.
…They that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same (Job 4:8).
We have all heard the computer phrase “junk in/junk out”. The same applies to our lives. If the thoughts, words and deeds we inject into our lives are loving, affirming and uplifting, then our lives will be joyful, hopeful and rewarding. If, on the other hand we fill our minds, mouths and lives with fear, negativity and condemnation, then our lives will be dreadful, fearful and depressing. There is no other way. That which we put in our lives will determine the output of our lives.
So today, let us sow in our gardens the seeds of faith, hope and love. Then with regular plowing, care and time, we will reap from our gardens all the joy, peace and confidence promised by God.
Sowing joy,
Z gardener
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