"A young man had a terrible falling out with a neighboring farmer. One night, in an act of cruel vengeance, he crept through the neighboring field, sowing the seeds of a persistent, virulent weed. The weeds sprang up, and no amount of effort would eradicate them.
Years passed, and eventually the young man fell in love with the farmer's daughter. He married her and, at length, inherited the farm. He later confessed that he was spending the rest of his life reaping what he had sown in that one act of angry folly."- story told by Robert J. Morgan, pastor of Donelson Fellowship.
I wonder how many of us will do the same thing- spend the rest of our lives reaping what we sow during one moment of anger. One moment of vengeance, which seems so justified at the time. One moment of revenge. Acting on a fleeting emotion that we know will be gone in a few hours, minutes, or even seconds- yet we will spend a lifetime paying for it.
Realize today that we DO reap what we sow. We sow anger, we reap bitterness. We sow drama, we reap more drama. We sow kindness, we reap love and warmth. Today, realize that you may spend a lifetime reaping what you sow in one moment. Make each moment count.
Years passed, and eventually the young man fell in love with the farmer's daughter. He married her and, at length, inherited the farm. He later confessed that he was spending the rest of his life reaping what he had sown in that one act of angry folly."- story told by Robert J. Morgan, pastor of Donelson Fellowship.
I wonder how many of us will do the same thing- spend the rest of our lives reaping what we sow during one moment of anger. One moment of vengeance, which seems so justified at the time. One moment of revenge. Acting on a fleeting emotion that we know will be gone in a few hours, minutes, or even seconds- yet we will spend a lifetime paying for it.
Realize today that we DO reap what we sow. We sow anger, we reap bitterness. We sow drama, we reap more drama. We sow kindness, we reap love and warmth. Today, realize that you may spend a lifetime reaping what you sow in one moment. Make each moment count.
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