And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil; and goes to bed at night and gets up by day, and the seed sprouts up and grows— how, he himself does not know. The soil produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head, then the mature grain in the head. --Mark 4:26-28 
So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. —Psa. 90:12 

Life has a rhythm, a lot like walking. The foot that’’s reaching ahead to where you want to go will soon be the same foot you withdraw from where you’’ve been. In the motion of walking – like the motion of living – we straddle both where we were and where we’re headed with each step.  Where you are today is the result of steps you took yesterday. And tomorrow you will either regret or rejoice in the steps you take today.

Sowing & Reaping…
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And He was saying, “The kingdom of God is like a man who casts seed upon the soil... —Mark 4:26 

​The entire Kingdom of God operates on the sowing and reaping principle. The farmer sits at his table today and eats the fruit of last years’ labors. He then gets up and returns to the field to labor for next year's’ happiness.  Just like the natural laws that govern farming, our lives also are the result of sowing and reaping. If one can manage his life with that rhythm in mind, rather than always living only in the moment, he can live a productive life. Today’’s decisions can set up tomorrow’’s happiness. So don’’t react negatively to today’’s regrets over the fruit of yesterday’’s planting.  But simply correct your sowing for tomorrow’’s improvement...

​Let’s think about ourselves in 2 parts: Personality and Nature.  Personality being the outer, moldable layers of our soul, while Nature refers to the deeper unchanging forces of our core being.  Consider the parable of The Scorpion & The Frog…
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The scorpion solicits a ride across the river from the frog.  In exchange for the ride he offers to protect the frog.  The frog, knowing the deadly nature of scorpions, refuses, saying, Absolutely not! You’re a killer.  I’ll get you partway across the stream and you’ll sting me to death.  It’s what you do.  But the scorpion has developed a charming personality, and becomes convinced that he has risen above his lethal nature, which surprises the frog into changing his mind.  The frog agrees to the partnership....