Harvesting Thoughts

Surer than autumn’s harvests are harvests of thought and deed;
Like those that our hands have planted, the yield will be like the seed.

Think of your mind as a greenhouse; think of your thoughts as seeds. Some of your thoughts sow flowers; while other thoughts only sow weeds. (Max Lucado)

The Lord knows the thoughts of man (Psalm 94:11). The Lord detests the thoughts of the wicked (Proverbs 15:26). And the Lord knows the thoughts of the ‘wise’ are futile (1 Corinthians 3:20).

[The cruel person] never thought of doing kindness (Psalm 109:16), while the upright man gives thought to his ways (Proverbs 21:29). [The foolish adulteress] gives no thought to the way of life; her paths are crooked but she knows it not (Proverbs 5:6). Yet the wisdom of the prudent is to give thought to their steps (Proverbs 14:15).

In his marvelous book, Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis wrote: “Every time you make a choice you are turning the central part of you – the part of you that chooses – into something a little different from what it was before.”  Every choice for good sets into motion other opportunities for good. Each choice you make in obedience will bring a greater sense of order to your life.

All of us lived … at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts (Ephesians 2:3). When I was a child, I thought like a child… When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me (1 Corinthians 13:11). We must now take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ (2 Corinthians 10:5).

The higher your thoughts of Jesus, the greater His power over your soul.

For the Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God’s sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give account (Hebrews 4:12-13). Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess (Hebrews 3:1)

Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up (Galatians 6:7-9).

From the fruit of his mouth man’s stomach is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied (Proverbs 18:20). Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness (James 3:18)

Fix your thoughts on what is true and good and right. Think about things that are pure and lovely, and dwell on the fine, good things in others. Think about all you can praise God for and be glad about (Philippians 4:8 TLB).