Are you sowing or reaping?
"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up" (Gal. 6:7-9).
Today on Abundance In Him we concluded a two part series on the reap and sow principle. I don't know about you, but I was both challenged and encouraged as God revealed His truth as we studied together.
We live in a culture where instant is more than a buzz word; it is seen as a right and necessity. We want instant communication, instant results, and immediate gratification. We have pills that promise to shed pounds from our bodies, cell phones that double as mini-computers, drive thru windows for food (and don’t even think of telling me I have to pull ahead for my order!) Instant messaging, instant replay, instant pudding - we want results and we want them now! Now I’m not saying any of the above is not good or beneficial, but I am suggesting that our mind set can be easily affected by the surrounding of these advances. We do not serve a God who will cater to our demands and desires for immediacy, and we must be careful that we do not have the gall to approach Him as if He should!
There is often quite a lapse in time that bridge the seasons of sowing and reaping, and it can be difficult to continue to sow and sow and sow with no hint of a reaping in sight. May Paul’s words that challenged the Galatians challenge you and me today to not become weary in doing good – “for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” We have to trust God with the results of our sowing. We will see results, and they will point to one of two things, blessing or destruction, according to what we have sown to - the sinful flesh or the Spirit.
We have so much to learn from each other and can be so encouraged by each other's life experiences on this subject. If you are in a season of reaping in your life now, would you share a brief testimony with us? How would you describe your season of sowing that preceded this season of reaping? Your experience can be from a season of sowing when you had young children in your home... Maybe a time of sowing to a particular relationship... Or maybe to an area of ministry... What encouragement do you have for those that may be in similar seasons of sowing today?
Let's encourage each other and spur one another onward as we run the race marked out for us!
Today on Abundance In Him we concluded a two part series on the reap and sow principle. I don't know about you, but I was both challenged and encouraged as God revealed His truth as we studied together.
We live in a culture where instant is more than a buzz word; it is seen as a right and necessity. We want instant communication, instant results, and immediate gratification. We have pills that promise to shed pounds from our bodies, cell phones that double as mini-computers, drive thru windows for food (and don’t even think of telling me I have to pull ahead for my order!) Instant messaging, instant replay, instant pudding - we want results and we want them now! Now I’m not saying any of the above is not good or beneficial, but I am suggesting that our mind set can be easily affected by the surrounding of these advances. We do not serve a God who will cater to our demands and desires for immediacy, and we must be careful that we do not have the gall to approach Him as if He should!
There is often quite a lapse in time that bridge the seasons of sowing and reaping, and it can be difficult to continue to sow and sow and sow with no hint of a reaping in sight. May Paul’s words that challenged the Galatians challenge you and me today to not become weary in doing good – “for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” We have to trust God with the results of our sowing. We will see results, and they will point to one of two things, blessing or destruction, according to what we have sown to - the sinful flesh or the Spirit.
We have so much to learn from each other and can be so encouraged by each other's life experiences on this subject. If you are in a season of reaping in your life now, would you share a brief testimony with us? How would you describe your season of sowing that preceded this season of reaping? Your experience can be from a season of sowing when you had young children in your home... Maybe a time of sowing to a particular relationship... Or maybe to an area of ministry... What encouragement do you have for those that may be in similar seasons of sowing today?
Let's encourage each other and spur one another onward as we run the race marked out for us!
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