Planted or Buried?

Are we been buried or planted? Let's start with buried.

Buried goes in the ground as doesn't come back, but decays; and hopefully it'll stay there..if you do see it run! (A little humor) Buried isn't coming back, once it's over, it's 'OVER'.

Better run!

When you've planted a seed (buried) in the ground it germinates over time and grows. It starts out frail and delicate, but with some watering and plenty of sun that seed that was is growing into a hearty, thriving plant; be it a flower or a tree.

Take notice of the differences: Both went into the ground, but only one is coming out. Also, it's not coming out the same way it went in.

Jesus talked about the mustered seed, 'Though it be the smallest of seeds, it's branches grow big enough to house the birds for food and shelter.'

St. Paul talked about the fruit of the Spirit. Fruit grows on trees, which came from seeds. Psalm 1 says you will be like a tree planted by rivers of living water (growing and thriving through the Spirit of the Living God).

The Word of God is the seed in you (Jesus in me, the hope of glory). Your reading His word is the water to grow the seed in you. The Father gave His SON to shine in and through you so you can be the tree to shade those are in your life to show His love and grace.

 'You are dead (seed buried) in Christ, yet you live (grow and have your being)...you live unto Christ!'

 "Look at the lilies of the field, they neither sow nor toil, yet Solomon in ALL his glory didn't compare." He did not have the Spirit of Christ living in him, BUT you do!

What can and will kill the good seed is jealousy, anger, bitterness, UNFORGIVENESS. This is detrimental ground to be in. [Giving forgiveness releases your pain not theirs, they may not even know of your pain and anger.]

When Jesus came to the fig tree and saw it had no (good) fruit, He commanded it to wither. Heaven forbid He would have to say that to us today for not abiding in Him.

                  "To Be or Not To Be? That Is The Question"                                                               
                                                             Hamlet

 So, we ask ourselves again, are we planted (growing, thriving, baring fruit) or buried (dead in anger, bitterness, unforgiveness)? A little fertilizer of thought for today.

                                                  

Opportunity...Yours or ?

  Somewhere down the line someone at sometime took you for an "Ass", point blank. Most behind your back, and a few right in the face. They have tried to ruin your opportunity to rise above the ashes of a defeat. How? Reminders of how bad you did on that last project you led; something you did to get the job done, but they saw how you did it (even though it was OK to do), whether they knew or not. The list...on & on.


                         CAN WE DO DUMB SOMETIMES?

The Movie-Dumb & Dumber

  Sure we can do dumb things once in a while, but that doesn't mean we should be profiled as such. So, where do you go from there? Do you let their time of glory destroy what little dignity you feel is left? Your answer is a definite NO! This is where you pick up your pieces from your personal ash heap, and put them in the waste basket where they belong!

  It's hard to get away from being labeled at times, especially if you've let it go on for such a long period of time. Its time to move forward. Leave their thoughts behind, forgive and forget (tough one there). Time to start fresh and new. This is your opportunity to start with a fresh new outlook. YOURS, and what you can be.

  I wasn't there to see what you or whoever did what was done; that would make it easy to cure, but gossip is the term used for such behavior. It is wrong and it is devastating to others and yourself. Acquaint yourself with this phrase, "What goes around comes around." or " Do to others as you want done to you." In other words treat people the way you want to be treated, no matter what they do, be the better person.

 You owe it to yourself to make a clear stand and do what's needed to be done. Doing the right things, saying the right things is what is needed to bring you to the top of the hill. This is open ended and intentional for your thoughts to be pondered upon and collective for the soul purpose of self confidence and self esteem.