Seeds

Last night was a typical night at work.  Same people, doing or not doing in some cases, the same things.  My goal has been to make Jesus the focus, and forget about what goes on around me.  I meet with varying degrees of success as you all well know.  But in the middle of it all last night, I felt the Lord say to me...seeds.  Every time I do my job well, and don't complain I am sowing a seed for goodness.

This line of thinking started about a week ago as I watched some of these people doing a little as possible, hiding or hanging out instead of doing their jobs, managers taking advantage of others.  I thought to myself, how sad, they are sowing such dark seeds...someday they will reap what they have planted and it won't be anything good.  They are blind to this and that is very, very sad indeed.

Adversely, as the Lord spoke to my heart last night, when we do what is right, in His honor, we sow seeds of righteousness and will reap His blessing.  How awesome is that.  But if I do my job with a bad attitude I lose that blessing.  What a great way to keep myself in check and on the right track.

Proverbs 11:18  The wicked earns deceptive wages, but he who sows righteousness gets a true reward.

Proverbs 22:8  He who sows iniquity will reap sorrow, and the rod of his anger will fail.

Lord, help me to sow seeds of rightness, to Your glory.  Help me not to have a bad attitude, a haughty attitude, a grumpy attitude, a "holier than thou" attitude....help me to just honor You in all I do.  And help me to share Your love instead of sharing my complaints.  I want to sow goodness with my deeds and my words.  Lord, I also pray for the people at work that don't know You and only know this world....open their hearts to Your love and salvation.  In Jesus Name, amen.