It is easy to misunderstand seed, time and harvest. We can believe that the seeds we sow will determine the harvest God brings into our lives. Often, because we are fuzzy where the old covenant ends and the new covenant begins, we can think God is dealing with blessings in the new covenant like He did in the old. He isn’t.

We can retire from trying to earn God’s favor and blessings. We have them if we have Christ.

When we understand the beauty and riches that belong to us in Christ, everything changes. We change our perspective to see the good and finished work Jesus accomplished on our behalf; how can we help be anything but grateful?

A grateful heart is a happy heart.

An ungrateful heart is an unhappy heart (Veggie Tails).

Hebrews 10:14