The story is told of a man who planted an orchard of lemon trees. He worked diligently every day caring for the new plants, handling them with tender care. Yet, in the evening, he prayed that God would give him apples from his new plants. "That's silly," you may be thinking, and you'd be right. You can't plant lemon trees and expect apple fruit. In much the same way, we cannot go through our day hoping every one is sweet and kind to us but being ugly and mean to them. It is the natural law of sowing and reaping: you reap what you sow, you get what you grow. It is also a spiritual principle:
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. Galatians 6:7
We can apply this foundation in all areas of our life, with our demeanor being no exception.
All of us want friends, but at times, we act like it's everyone else's responsibility to be nice to us. Scripture declares though that,
"A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly:" Proverbs 18:24
So, dear girls, if you want people to be kind and gracious to you, you must first be cordial and likable yourself. Do not expect to drink sweet apple juice if you've planted sour lemon trees.
Scripture Reading for the Day:
Proverbs 21
Matthew 28
Wow I think that this is a great analogy. This really can be applied in all areas of our life! Today I ree
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Sometimes we get mad when others aren't putting effort into a friendship and we are sitting there not doing anything at all. This lesson reminds us that you reap what you sow. So if we sow bad friendships then we reap them. Today I read Matthew 28/ Proverbs 21.
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