Apr 5 • Wisdom, Wins and Community
You don’t get the blended family you hope for…
You get the one you’ve been planting.
That’s not an opinion, that’s design.
Scripture says,
“Whatever a man sows, this he will also reap.” (Galatians 6:7)
In James 3, wisdom from above is described as “full of mercy and good fruits.”
So what shows up in your home…
Is the result of what’s been guiding it.
Let’s be honest
If there’s constant tension… something’s being sown.
If there’s division… something’s feeding it.
If there’s distance… it didn’t grow overnight.
Jesus said,
“Every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit.” (Matthew 7:17)
That means
You can’t plant frustration and expect peace.
You can’t plant inconsistency and expect trust.
You can’t plant control and expect connection.
That’s not how God designed the field.
In a blended family, the right seed looks like
A husband leading with clarity
A wife supporting with respect
Children being raised with structure
“All of you, be harmonious, sympathetic, brotherly, kindhearted, and humble in spirit.” (1 Peter 3:8)
And then comes the part most people quit on
You stay consistent… even when it’s not working yet.
You stay steady… even when it’s not being returned.
You stay planted… even when it’s uncomfortable.
“I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing the growth.” (1 Corinthians 3:6)
Don’t miss that
You are not the one producing the fruit. God is.
Like the Farmer. The Farmer doesn't grow anything.
He simply tends the ground to allow growth to happen
But He will not grow what you will not plant.
So before asking,
“Why isn’t our blended family working?”
Ask the better question:
“What have we actually been sowing?”
Because over time…
every home eats from its own field.
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