The Little Seeds We Sow
Psalms
126:5 Those who sow with tears
will reap with songs of joy.
6 Those who go out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with them.
will reap with songs of joy.
6 Those who go out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with them.
Just the other
day I was looking back, its only been a few
years ago and was amazed at how God has
really blessed me with almost everything I prayed for and dreamt of as a young
boy, it’s so amazing to realize that God
really is at work in our lives , we many times just don’t realize it and so
often we focus on the things we don’t have, our failures , disappointments and
what people say about us or even more
commonly judge ourselves in comparison to our peers and friends we grew up with
or went to school with.
Did you know that every
day we sow seeds in our lives, into our kids, our loved ones and people we know
and those we may never know or even meet.
It saddens me a lot ,it
shouldn’t though whenever I hear that, ‘ what we are today is at a greater
portion due to the seeds we have sowed in the past..’ Very hard to swallow…… especially if you have sowed
more bad seeds than good ones… seeds take many sizes and shapes, technically
everything we do is a seed or a fruit. Think about it!!!
The words we say to
ourselves, the time we spend and how we spend it ,the places we go ,the people
we meet and how we interact with them and what we gain from these relationships
, all these are seeds that will affect us or the other parties for the rest of
theirs and our lives.
Now most of you
know that I am a pastor and one of the most difficult things to mention in
church is teaching people or asking them to give money.. Because the first
thing some people will think is that you want to take and use their money for
your personal use and probably become rich from it, I thank God for my
wonderful congregation who give so cheerfully and generously.
But the truth of
the matter is that, giving money in the
house of God is actually giving to God out of our love, honor and appreciation
to him..
Now how this money
is used is a concern many of us have and that’s okay!! Granted. but shouldn’t
bother us that much if our intentions are right and are geared towards God and
his service…do your part and let God deal with his men or women on the ground.
Giving our money is
probably so hard because it represents our hard work, sweat, and the pain we go
through to get it..but giving a portion of it say 10% is very hard for us to
do.. Believe me!! But when you do with a cheerful heart and willingness within,
you are sowing a seed that won’t only
return to you in the short term but
fruits you will enjoy for a lifetime!!
2 Corinthians 9:7 Each man should give what
he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for
God loves a cheerful giver
So I looked back
and remembered the times I gave so much of my time serving in the church,
singing, cleaning, preaching without pay and how painful it was for so many
years and actually most of the time it was routine but my soul was out of it completely.
But thank God he still counted those seeds.
Imagine a farmer
waking up so early in the morning, breaking hard ground, weeding the ground,
planting the seeds, pruning, making scare crows, more weeding, and then waiting.
And actually sometimes losing all his seed to pests.
All this stuff is
not fun to do.. But the fact that you do it regardless of the process, painful as it may be sometimes in heavy rains,
very hot sunny days, I tell you right
now One day!! the fruits will come and
when they do ,there is no better joy
than reaping a hard earned harvest!!
By the way this can take a span of three to
twelve months!!! A year to be precise..!! (If you are dealing with crops)
Scripture tells us
to continue doing good for at the right time we shall reap a harvest if we do
not faint.
Galatians
6:9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap
a harvest if we do not give up
So
my friends in everything you do, be it giving your time, sharing your
resources, spending time with people that you love or people who love you..
know in your heart that you are sowing seeds and one day most importantly you
will stand before the throne of the Almighty and he will say,Well done good and
faithful Servant!!
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