We Reap What We Sow

"Bandit" 

I was sitting out back yesterday afternoon enjoying the pale blue sky and watching fluffy white clouds skipping across the sky as the warm sun penetrated my back.  

I was playing with my new little puppy whom I named, "Thunder Heart".  

I had her sister for a short time in April but had to put to her to sleep because of serious internal injuries (either hit by a car or some other trauma( that showed up on her x-rays. 

She was slowly deteriorating and would die a very painful death.

I couldn't let that happen.  

I rescued her on April 19th and she passed on April 28th.

April 28th was a very bad and sorrowful day for me.

Her name was "Bandit" and you'll see a picture of her at the top of this blog post.

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While continuing to play with Thunder Heart and feeling the peace that was surrounding me, I was again reminded of how natural and exquisitely balanced everything is on this planet.  

The sun rises in the morning and sets at night.

The moon rises at night and sets in the morning.

The wind blows, leaves rustle, the rain comes and waters our gardens, the sun shines warming the seeds and encouraging their growth, birds are chirping, flowering shrubs and flowers burst into bloom, dragonflies and butterflies soar through the air and babies are born.

The days turn into months and the months turn into years with each season coming and going, right before our eyes.

It's a cycle of re-birth.  

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Nature is a nature-al part of us.

But over thousands of years, we've managed to grow not more intimate with The Creator, honoring and loving Him by obeying His commandments but, further away, resulting in where we are, now.      

Our decisions have consequences.

We have now crossed a critical threshold between life and death.  

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The situation we are presently in is rapidly getting worse:

Crime is out of control

Homelessness has hit an all time high

People from all walks of life are overdosing on drugs or drinking themselves to death

Mental illness is showing up more and more in people resulting in unhinged behaviour, bordering on insanity 

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So, "What's God take on all of this?"

Ans:  "He knows what's going on down here as He's been taking notes".

No wonder we're in such a mess.

We've taken Him out of our lives.  

We're reaping what we sowed.