Seeds of Dysfunction

Many of us have unhealthy seeds that were planted in us as children that have now morphed into unhealthy behaviors and relationships.  I know that, for me, some of these things were done prior to my memory setting in, but recalled later, and caused issues in my life which contributed to my making unwise choices. Our family of origin may have been dysfunctional and planted some thorns and thistles.   However, I believe that God does not allow anything to be planted in us that He will not and cannot uproot and tear down, if we are willing. He can build wonderful things out of the rubble of our lives.  He is for our good, not our harm.  In Matthew 15:13 Jesus says, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.”  He can take all the trash in our life and make one huge bonfire.

What has been planted in your life?  Thought processes and belief systems,illusions and lies passed down through generations?  While unhealthy seeds may have been planted in you by others, however, it is YOU who must be willing to have them uprooted.  We may have been innocent victims; however, it is we who have made the poor choices. 

We can feel as if we are in a desert all alone, simply enduring it all, but God can come and meet us in our desert. A desert does not mean only a land of sand.  Jeremiah 2:2 says that a “desert is a land not sown”.  It can also indicate a place free from distractions, so that God can clearly communicate with you to change what has been a time of difficulty into a day of hope.  God can use our negative experiences to create opportunities to turn to him. The Lord wants to plow up that desert and sow a vineyard that will yield fruit.  But in order to plant, He must first sow in us His Word. Jeremiah 14:16 says, “When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart’s delight.”

 We must get into the Word of God and allow his Word to be sown.  Let Him plow up and tear down the old negative thoughts and patterns that have been held for so long. We are His precious children and He desires for us to have abundant lives, not lives that are dysfunctional and fixed in patterns of old.  Join a Bible Study, attend church, and read His Word….through it you will see all the riches that our Lord desires for us.