Growing Your Seeds with God!

Neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who gives the growth.

-1 Corinthians 3:7 (NRSV)

We think we're so smart.  We think if we do exactly this then that will happen.  Well that's not necessarily untrue but no matter what God is in charge.  I come from a long line of sturdy, God fearing Iowa farmers.  Grandpa Elmer's dad Grandpa Soren would plan a crop of corn for the year.  So he'd plow the ground, buy the seed, plant it, etc.  If he didn't start there certainly there would be no corn.  But just because he put the seeds in the ground and tend to them would it guarantee Grandpa Soren a bumper crop let alone enough for one serving of corn on the cob.  Nope, that's up to God.  Maybe one year God would want the crop destroyed by bugs or a tornado or a drought.  Bad news for sure but it's God plan!

If we want to live good Christian lives we have to do the work.  Can't do it just by wishing or planning.  Still it doesn't mean you'll get rich, have the beautiful family with 2.3 kids and a family truckster in the driveway.  Nope.  God may have other plans for you.

But the  beauty is that God does love us and gives us EXACTLY what he knows we need.  We plant and water and God makes US grow!

Thank you Jesus for the opportunity to grow in GOD and to share your word with our brothers and sisters around us!!