Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
**Daily Devotional**
I read a fable about a man who was browsing in a store when he made the shocking discovery that God was behind a sales counter. So the man walked over and asked, ?What are You selling?? God replied, ?What does your heart desire?? The man said, ?I want happiness, peace of mind, and freedom from fear . . . for me and the whole world.? God smiled and said, ?I don?t sell fruit here. Only seeds.?
In Galatians 6, Paul stressed the importance of sowing seeds of God-honoring behavior, for ?whatever a man sows, that he will also reap? (v.7). We can?t expect to experience the fruit of God?s blessings if we don?t recognize the importance of doing our part.
It helps to follow the example of others who have sown good seed. Author Samuel Shoemaker said that a good example can either inspire us or cause us to say, ?Oh yes, he (or she) is like that. He is not troubled by temper or nerves or impatience or worry as I am; he is just a happier temperament.? Shoemaker continued, ?It may not occur to us that perhaps he had to fight for his serenity, and that we might win if we would do the same.?
Are you weary of the way you are? Ask God for His help and begin sowing seeds of new actions and responses today. In due season the Spirit will give the increase. ? Joanie Yoder
We?re always sowing seeds in life
By everything we do and say,
So let?s make sure the fruit we reap
Comes from the good we do each day. ?Hess
The seeds we sow today determine the kind of fruit we?ll reap tomorrow.