See the Fruits of the Seed
Glorious Sabbath Day!
How has your week been? Anything new and exciting happen? I feel like mine has been somewhat productive. There is still a list and I will keep working on writing it down. I need to get better at that. I know that the Queen gave me one this week and I was able to put a check mark by each. I just need to get better at making my own list.
What have you been thinking about this week? How have your thoughts turned to your Savior? What have you done about any of the promptings, temporal or spiritual? I need to make a list of those as well.
OK, on with my pondering.
Alma 32:28
"Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves - It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me."
There is so much in this single verse.
The word? It is all good that Alma compares the word to a seed, but unless we get the seed. Do something with the seed. Even touch the seed. It does us no good.
Where do we find the word? Sunday School answer - The Bible and/or The Scriptures. Right, but how many of us receive the word or just look at it on a shelf. Do we see the seed in the package? Do we open the package? Do we have a place prepared to plant it? Or do we just glean over the package and walk away?
There is so much that goes into the "Before" of just planting the seed/word.
What do we want from the seed? Do we see the end result of what we are planting? Do we see ourselves filling ourselves with the nutrients of the fruit that comes from the seed/word?
Make it part of your daily list.
Find the packaged seed/word, whether it be on your shelf, on a device, in a church meeting (YEP, the seed/word is found there if we will not dismiss it with our unbelief), a magazine, or a recorded message.
Prepare a place to receive/plant this seed/word. Put away all distractions. It does not have to be a long period of time, but it does have to be something. Don't just look at the seed/word, embrace it. See it application and purpose in your life. Take it one letter at a time if you have too. As single word, a sentence, a verse, or a few. Before long it will grow to a paragraph, a chapter, or a book. But do something.
Going back to the meeting, the seed/word is there, we have to find it and receive it. It may be on surround by a bunch of weeds/briers/thorns, but there is a seed that is good. It may be just one word. Our goal is to find it, receive it, and ignore the weeds/briers/thorns that surround it.
Car for the seed/word every day. Watch it, feel it, see it grow, enlarge, and enlighten. Taste the delicious results.
This is not something others can do for you. This is something only you can do for yourselves. I can only encourage as Alma did. Start the experiment today. If you have done it before, do it again. The harvest does not just come once in our lifetimes. It comes every year. Sometimes it is big. Sometimes it is small, but it is there if we will give it the effort.
I am so very grateful for the seed in my life everyday. It gives me power to move forward sometimes. It is applicable to everything I do. It fortifies the foundations I have established and lifts me from my weakest moments. I promise it will do the same for you.
Our week -
The Queen spent a few days on the road this week. She was missed. I love connecting with her when she returns and hearing about all her adventures. I love being part of her life and having her as part of mine.
The Professor jumped another hurdle in the mortal race this week. It was fun to celebrate with her. She is gaining an understanding of her new kiddos and preparing to help them grow.
Reports of the week have been that Tall Man, Ehl-Bo and Lego have been busy, busy, busy. Tall Man returned to the classroom and they are all trying to make adjustments to the new routines.
It sounds like Puddin and Lady Hawkins are doing the same. We heard last night that Lady Hawkins has jumped with both feet and taken off running. In addition to the nursing adventures, they decided to add a Rio to the mix. He is flooding their house with needy attention.
SnackPack is pushing through his studies and trying to figure out where they are taking him. He jetted off on another adventure this weekend. We are excited to hear about them all upon his return.
You are in my prayers daily. I hope you are seeing and feeling the blessings of the Lord in all you do.
How has your week been? Anything new and exciting happen? I feel like mine has been somewhat productive. There is still a list and I will keep working on writing it down. I need to get better at that. I know that the Queen gave me one this week and I was able to put a check mark by each. I just need to get better at making my own list.
What have you been thinking about this week? How have your thoughts turned to your Savior? What have you done about any of the promptings, temporal or spiritual? I need to make a list of those as well.
OK, on with my pondering.
Alma 32:28
"Now, we will compare the word unto a seed. Now, if ye give place, that a seed may be planted in your heart, behold, if it be a true seed, or a good seed, if ye do not cast it out by your unbelief, that ye will resist the Spirit of the Lord, behold, it will begin to swell within your breasts; and when you feel these swelling motions, ye will begin to say within yourselves - It must needs be that this is a good seed, or that the word is good, for it beginneth to enlarge my soul; yea, it beginneth to enlighten my understanding, yea, it beginneth to be delicious to me."
There is so much in this single verse.
The word? It is all good that Alma compares the word to a seed, but unless we get the seed. Do something with the seed. Even touch the seed. It does us no good.
Where do we find the word? Sunday School answer - The Bible and/or The Scriptures. Right, but how many of us receive the word or just look at it on a shelf. Do we see the seed in the package? Do we open the package? Do we have a place prepared to plant it? Or do we just glean over the package and walk away?
There is so much that goes into the "Before" of just planting the seed/word.
What do we want from the seed? Do we see the end result of what we are planting? Do we see ourselves filling ourselves with the nutrients of the fruit that comes from the seed/word?
Make it part of your daily list.
Find the packaged seed/word, whether it be on your shelf, on a device, in a church meeting (YEP, the seed/word is found there if we will not dismiss it with our unbelief), a magazine, or a recorded message.
Prepare a place to receive/plant this seed/word. Put away all distractions. It does not have to be a long period of time, but it does have to be something. Don't just look at the seed/word, embrace it. See it application and purpose in your life. Take it one letter at a time if you have too. As single word, a sentence, a verse, or a few. Before long it will grow to a paragraph, a chapter, or a book. But do something.
Going back to the meeting, the seed/word is there, we have to find it and receive it. It may be on surround by a bunch of weeds/briers/thorns, but there is a seed that is good. It may be just one word. Our goal is to find it, receive it, and ignore the weeds/briers/thorns that surround it.
Car for the seed/word every day. Watch it, feel it, see it grow, enlarge, and enlighten. Taste the delicious results.
This is not something others can do for you. This is something only you can do for yourselves. I can only encourage as Alma did. Start the experiment today. If you have done it before, do it again. The harvest does not just come once in our lifetimes. It comes every year. Sometimes it is big. Sometimes it is small, but it is there if we will give it the effort.
I am so very grateful for the seed in my life everyday. It gives me power to move forward sometimes. It is applicable to everything I do. It fortifies the foundations I have established and lifts me from my weakest moments. I promise it will do the same for you.
Our week -
The Queen spent a few days on the road this week. She was missed. I love connecting with her when she returns and hearing about all her adventures. I love being part of her life and having her as part of mine.
The Professor jumped another hurdle in the mortal race this week. It was fun to celebrate with her. She is gaining an understanding of her new kiddos and preparing to help them grow.
Reports of the week have been that Tall Man, Ehl-Bo and Lego have been busy, busy, busy. Tall Man returned to the classroom and they are all trying to make adjustments to the new routines.
It sounds like Puddin and Lady Hawkins are doing the same. We heard last night that Lady Hawkins has jumped with both feet and taken off running. In addition to the nursing adventures, they decided to add a Rio to the mix. He is flooding their house with needy attention.
SnackPack is pushing through his studies and trying to figure out where they are taking him. He jetted off on another adventure this weekend. We are excited to hear about them all upon his return.
You are in my prayers daily. I hope you are seeing and feeling the blessings of the Lord in all you do.
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