Every seed we plant in the hearts of ourselves and others is a choice we make. The seeds of the world are engaging in the chaos, feeding distractions, lazy living, the idleness that feeds boredom, deceptive practices, unhealthy habits, addiction, impulsive actions that feed into selfish indulgences, or ignoring your own needs, physical and emotional to the detriment of whole health. The list could go on. Choose the other way.
Life is work. Planting the seeds of God begin first thing in the morning with prayer, the Word, and conversation to set the tone for your choices for the day. Then do it again at night to settle your spirit to sleep with the one who loves you most. This turns idle choices into serving and kindness, waiting with patience, trusting the process, love and understanding, helping others, and responsible words with actions. Make your own list. Add music, it is uplifting.
The thing is the seeds of God will awaken your blindness to the seeds of the world so you can navigate all of the ways Satan tries to keep us away from Holy Spirit. It will turn idleness into life with Holy, calm in the chaos, peace in the valley of hardships, rest after a day of hard work to put food on the table, disentangle from addiction, and actually seeing the blessings we’ve been given.
Sow your seed in the morning and at evening and let not your hands be idle for you do not know which will succeed. Ecclesiastes 11:6
God knows what will succeed. Seeds grow when they are tended. What seeds of life are you tending?