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Newsletter of Hope - Seeds Sown

 


I want to share with you what the Lord has been revealing to me this month.  It is a life experience and it is common, and I have lived through some things in relation to it, but I am only really grabbing a hold of it now, that I will make changes in my life and become more aware, because of the enlightenment that the Lord has shown me.


Many years ago at my workplace, I had someone start to work with us.  This person was in another department and worked at another area, town than I was in.  We will call that person Jo.  Over time I started to hear people say to me things like “I know you don't like Jo”.  I was quite taken back because I had not worked with this person much and really did not know them very well. Different things evolved over time.  I had tried to make this person welcome, going to lunch and such things, but still this seed that was sown that I did not like them had stuck.  I had never spoken badly of this person, yet because of this seed that had been sown, others thought I did not like that person.  I now know that that seed of discord had actually been sown by the very person themselves.  For whatever reason, this person spoke this out, that seed was sown and others believed it.


I am sharing this experience with you, to help open your eyes as the Lord has opened mine.  That seed of discord did a lot of damage and caused division in my workplace at that time.  I had the Lord lead me through it, helping me handle every situation that arose.  If it were not for Him things could have turned out very different.


Recently, I have come to realise that there has been some negative words said to me over the years about some people or groups.  I do not go out to look for this, but I have heard a few things.  I have found that when I have met this person or group that I am a bit reserved towards them because of that seed that was sown maybe years ago. Some mistrust, uncertainty about them.


As the Lord has been showing me this of late and I have been thinking upon it.  I met someone recently and was a bit standoffish towards them.  I had never even met this person before.   


Having experienced this on the one hand someone sowing bad seed about me not liking them and now on the other hand seeing the effect that a seed of discord sown about someone else to me, how it had influenced my attitude towards that person, has made me sit up and think.  


I have sought the Lord about this and asked His forgiveness for any wrong attitude I have had and any seeds of discord that I may have myself sown over the years about anyone, whether it has been because someone had hurt me or some other reason, knowingly or unknowingly.  


We all know that through our life’s journey with the Lord, that we are changing and learning the principles of the Kingdom of God and the Lords ways on doing things.  The only perfect one was Jesus, we aim to continue to grow and develop according to the Word of God. To come to that place saying “it is no longer I that live, but Christ who lives in me”. (Gal 2:20)


So I share this with you to shed light on the power of the tongue.  I say to you to pause before you speak, because you don't know how far that seed will go, or how long it will stay dormant before it bears fruit.  I say to you don't believe everything that you hear.  Seek the Lord and ask the Holy Spirit to give you discernment.  Don't be influenced by mans bad seed, but be influenced by God and have a listening ear to the Holy Spirit.


Proverbs 18:21  Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.


Psalm 34:13  Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.


Proverbs 13:3  Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.


Be changed, let us rise above the things of the earth and keep our minds on things above.  (Col 3:2-4)


God Bless you, 

Denise


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