"What's growing in you?"

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I got on my tractor one of these beautiful days and mowed a portion of pasture. Now you may be wondering if I’ve lost my mind. Obviously nothing grows in a pasture over the winter, right?

Well, not exactly. Broom straw grows over the winter. Occasionally the soil nutrients are a little off of what’s best for growing grass and broom straw jumps up over the winter. It competes with the spring grass for nutrients, water, and sunlight. Our horses don’t eat broom straw. They eat grass. So that’s why I mowed it down.

Negative thinking is like broom straw. It competes for nutrients in your mind. Have you ever noticed that one negative thought breeds another? And another? And pretty soon, there’s an entire field of negative thoughts growing in your mind? And your mind is like the soil—it grows what’s planted.

Today, mow down your negative thoughts. In their place, plant positive thoughts of God’s love and peace so you can make a life, not just a living today.

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