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I just received a phone call from my older brother, Jamie, who really wanted to share some goods news with me. He is only a year older than me so we have always had a close relationship with the exception of the last 4 years or so. The difference was simply I was ready to serve the Lord and he wasn’t. I made a decision for Christ when I was 19 years old and I am now, 31. I think he almost felt betrayed when I changed my entire life because I fell in love with Christ. He was full of pride, anger and resentment due to many situations in his life. Every time I tried to minister the goodness of God to him, he just refused to listen and actually told me I was judgmental. My heart would just break for him because I wanted to see him free. He was angry at himself and actually went into depression for a few years. I knew to pray and to continue to plant seeds as the Holy Spirit prompted. 

February 9, 1999, changed my entire families life forever. Jamie became a father to my beautiful nephew, Austin. I believe that child is a miracle because an appointment was made for him to be aborted. God intervened and orchestrated the entire event of “life”. I know this happened because of praying parents because they sewed the word of God into his life. I am very blessed!  

Five years down the road, my brother now serves the Lord and he told me today that his heart is now “soft” with no walls. He said he has been reading the bible and spending time with the Lord and all the anger, pride and hatred just melted off. He truly repented and God washed him clean. Seed Time and Harvest Time! Now he is teaching Austin about God’s goodness!! Praise God! 

The reason I shared this story with you is because everything works by planting seeds, watering the seeds with the word and then watching the harvest. This works with planting seeds in people for salvation or by planting daily seeds of exercise in your life. It’s the same principle! If you want to be healthy, plant a seed of 30 minutes daily on the treadmill while confessing the word while you workout. It works! 

The Center for Disease Control recently reported that over the next decade, American’s unhealthy lifestyle is expected to cause more premature deaths than smoking. Here are a few more statistics from the CDC: 


 PREVENTABLE DEALTHS DURING 2000 

18% of deaths were due to smoking

17% were due to poor diet and physical activity

4% were alcohol-related 

Top 7 causes of death: 

Heart Disease   (710.760)

Cancer   (553,091)

Stroke    (167,561)

Lung Disease    (122,009)

Injuries from accidents  (97,900)

Diabetes   (69,301)

Flu and pneumonia  (65,313)    

As believers, we need to plant seeds of health. I encourage you to walk your dog daily, walk a little further in the parking lot and some of you could actually join a gym. Make fitness a priority in your life or it will always be last.  

Remember, if you supply the will, God will supply the power! Get moving!

Copyright 2004 by Sheri Wiese