The mind is a garden. Some minds cultivate the very things that the commandments forbid. Some minds cultivate the good commands of Messiah. Out of one life comes deceit, lust, hatred, strife, rage, and discord with a whole weed bed of iniquity. Out of another life comes “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.” In your garden, weed out the bad and nurture the good.
“You will know them by their fruits. Grapes are not gathered from thorn bushes nor figs from thistles, are they? So every good tree bears good fruit, but the bad tree bears bad fruit. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit, nor can a bad tree produce good fruit. Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. So then, you will know them by their fruits.” Matthew 7:16-20 (NASB)
