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Beth Moore, Stepping Up: A Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent

"Some... eat the seed and never sow it for a harvest."

"We'll think we accepted the teaching because we were so moved by it. But you see, the seed of God's Word can fill our stomachs and give us immediate satisfaction and still not produce a harvest--that's when we eat it but don't sow it. Many times we apply Biblical truth to our theologies without applying it to the actual practicalities of life (81).... We were meant to eat from the sheaves, not from the seeds" (82).

My Psalm 126

You have done great things for me, Father.
I can be glad no matter what.
Turn to freedom my captivity to food, people-leasing, judgmental/critical spirit, giving up, eating seed rather than sowing it. Teach me to sow and water with tears so that I can reap in joy.