My Grandiddy!

Often times my grandfather, effectionately known as "JD" aka Jim Dollar and I have huge debates over everything from the bible to the winning lottery numbers. If you have ever met my grandfather you know he has problably benefitted from the MD Lottery more than they intended. He wins at least twice a month and it's decent amounts...in the thousands, but he is as tight as a ants nostril.

The other day he and I began to debate (as usual) about saying your grace over food. My grandad is 82, so he prays loud with his hands folded in front of him regardless the setting whereas, I pray silently, without my hands folded etc. He went on to chastise me saying he knows plenty of people like me who don't thank God for food, all because he didn't hear me say it....GO FIGURE! LOL... So, after he told me the bible said to give thanks, which it does, I began to tell him that it also says to not pray in the synogogues for man's approval like pagans, adding how he wins the lotto and is stingy and what the bible says about being stingy.

My grandfather is the king of "come backs," he's so quick on his feet even at 82, which is where I get it from. He says: "The problem with you and the lottery is that you don't sew enough seeds. You sew once or twice and expect a harvest. As for me, I sew daily as much as I want in return. If you learn how to sew maybe you'll reap and won't need my reapings!" HILARIOUS!!!!! Who knew that convo was going to turn into a lesson about seed time and harvest, but of course with me, the riverz began to flow.

He was right! Grant it he didn't quite address his stinginess, but overall the msg was true. I began to think of the reasons as to why I haven't reaped in areas I "thought" seeds were sewn significantly. I sewed once or twice and walked away. I didn't cultivate the seed nor did I bother to check periodically for weeds, which could choke my seeds. I never came back to even plow the area, so basically while I await harvest, i'm practically waisting my time. Perhaps, some other sewer came along, saw that a seed was sewn on good ground and decided to add to and cultivate that which I had planted. I can't be upset because I didn't follow through! As I have watched so many that i've even assisted (sewn into) go before me, I must admit I sewed and moved on. How guilty are we all of that??

So, today let's make a declaration that we will at the least ATTEMPT to follow our seeds to harvest. Sometimes we may sew on dead land, if so, move to a fertile ground, sew again and follow it through. Being in Hollywood I saw so many "wanna be's," but are not willing to do the work to get there. The bible says faith without works is dead! If we don't work alongside of our faith, we're just doing something...We can pray until Michael Jackson stops wearing masks in public to "BECOME," but if we don't make it a PRIORITY to do the work we're praying amiss.

Aight fam, tell me your take on the ordeal!

Chall