Bluebonnets

Springtime is almost upon us. In Texas, we mark the arrival of spring with the blossoming of our beautiful state flower, the bluebonnet. If you've never been to Texas, these are beautiful wild flowers that grow all along our highways and fields during the springtime. I was driving down to San Antonio today and saw them all along the road. Spring had arrived.

But in order for the flowers to bloom, there had to be a seed planted. You can't have the beautiful flower without having to plant the seed. The Bible tells us that we 'reap what we sow.' That means that whatever we plant, we will reap. If we plant love, we'll get love in return. If we plant patience, we'll get patience in return. But if we plant anger, we'll also get that in return. My pastor wisely put it in a sermon that still sticks with me. Your actions are like an ATM. If you show love, you're depositing money into your account. Everytime you show patience, you're making a deposit. And when you need those virtues, you can go to the ATM of life and withdraw them. But if you plant jealousy, that's all that will be in your account when you go to make withdrawals.

Don't expect a rose if you planted a cactus. The seeds we plant today will determine the types of flowers we reap tomorrow. Be blessed.