Challenging Normal

Here is something that I am learning in life. You get out of it what you put into it. It has been called different things through out the years. I have heard said like this, "You have made your bed, now you have to lay in it." I believe that is true in a lot of things. Unless someone truly understands that they are accountable for their actions and attitude they will never fully grasp the affect that their actions and attitude have on life.

The Bible says in like this, "God can not be mocked, a man reaps what he sows (Galatians 6:7)." You get out of life what you put in it, you receive what you give. I am shocked, floored at times at people who make stupid decisions, rebel, and refuse to submit to the authority above them and then have the nerve to ask why their life is falling apart. You reap what you sow. Do not expect if you sow bad seed that you will reap a good harvest. People sow confusion, strive, gossip, "_____(you fill in the blank)" and then expect God to bless their actions and give them a return on what they have sown. I really believe that is why the Apostle Paul wrote that God can not be mocked as the first part of this verse.

So what are you sowing? A good way to tell is look around at what you are reaping. Today I challenge you to truly examine what you have been reaping. Is it hurt, pain, conflict, confusion, or strive? If it has, change your seed. Have a better attitude. Life is as you make it. God has offered us good gifts and it is our choice to take them.