Are you committed yet to having more joy in your life? If you want the fruit of joy, plant the seeds of joy. But remember before you plant, you have to prepare the soil.
The seed is the Word of God. The sower sows the word. Mark 4:14
The soil is your heart. Plow up the hard ground of your hearts … Hosea 10:12b NLT
You plant the seeds the seeds of joy by saying the Words about joy. A man’s stomach shall be satisfied from the fruit of his mouth; From the produce of his lips he shall be filled. Proverbs 18:20
Today is the first day of spring. It's a good day to begin your garden. Starting by plowing the ground and removing rocks and obstacles. As I was planning the journey of joy and considering not following through with my plans, a scripture kept rolling around my head:
If you are too lazy to plow in the right season, you will have no food at the harvest. Proverbs 20:4 NLT 2004
I knew that this was the Spirit of God reminding me not to procrastinate. If we wait until June, it may be too late. And remember how I literally saw a sign to get me started on my journey? The bumper sticker said, "Don't postpone joy."
How funny, I just realized that I saw a sign. :-) I didn't even ask for one.
Let's get this party garden started. PLOW NOW!
From a previous post, Till Until -- Grab a Plow! Part 2:
So how do I till the soil/my heart?
Repentance – turning away from everything that is not like God.
Forgiveness – forgiving offenses quickly and not holding grudges.
Humility – realizing that God is in control and I'm not.
Gratefulness – giving thanks instead of complaining.
Trust – leaning on God and not myself.
Don't postpone joy. You deserve all the good that God has for you.
