Fear is to the coward what power is to the brave-
a driving force.
Pauline Okposi.
Sowing a seed
The Bible tells us that we will reap what we sow. In Swahili this saying goes: Utavuna ulichopanda.
I was listening to a preacher this morning who was talking about sowing seeds. He said a lot of factual things and something which stood out for me was that for you to get what God has for you, you need to do what God says: obey His commandments.
When you sow a seed, you must do it for a purpose - you must give it an assignment and expect something out of it. It might take time to bear fruit but it will bear fruit as long as you tend it regularly. If you ignore it, it is bound to remain stagnant. Doing something about your seed requires energy and understanding that is maintained by your faith. And your faith is meaningless without action. The action you take and the length of your waiting period that follows is determined by the amount of faith you have. The more faith you have, the easier it is to expect a reward. That means that you should keep doing what good thing you are doing even if the results are not yet staring you in the face because the more you perservere, the more you are likely to succeed. Of course you must pray for God's guidance and direction otherwise you will be barking up the wrong tree.
A farmer plants a seed in the ground and expects a harverst. But before planting that seed he has to plough the land and prepare the soil. The timing in terms of the seasons must be right or else the heavy winds and floods will wash away his seed. After planting, he must keep weeding otherwise his crop will fail. When using manure, it must be the right quality and quantity or else the plants will fail to germinate. The amount of water he uses for the plants must be just right or else the plant will wilt. He must keep checking the land and protect it from predators who may want to destroy or steal his crop. You get the drift. For a successful harvest there must be dedicated effort and zeal. Also, there is expected some resistance to which you have to fight to protect your crop. Nothing good comes easy or quickly, if it does beware!
How can you apply this simple illustration to your life?
I was listening to a preacher this morning who was talking about sowing seeds. He said a lot of factual things and something which stood out for me was that for you to get what God has for you, you need to do what God says: obey His commandments.
When you sow a seed, you must do it for a purpose - you must give it an assignment and expect something out of it. It might take time to bear fruit but it will bear fruit as long as you tend it regularly. If you ignore it, it is bound to remain stagnant. Doing something about your seed requires energy and understanding that is maintained by your faith. And your faith is meaningless without action. The action you take and the length of your waiting period that follows is determined by the amount of faith you have. The more faith you have, the easier it is to expect a reward. That means that you should keep doing what good thing you are doing even if the results are not yet staring you in the face because the more you perservere, the more you are likely to succeed. Of course you must pray for God's guidance and direction otherwise you will be barking up the wrong tree.
A farmer plants a seed in the ground and expects a harverst. But before planting that seed he has to plough the land and prepare the soil. The timing in terms of the seasons must be right or else the heavy winds and floods will wash away his seed. After planting, he must keep weeding otherwise his crop will fail. When using manure, it must be the right quality and quantity or else the plants will fail to germinate. The amount of water he uses for the plants must be just right or else the plant will wilt. He must keep checking the land and protect it from predators who may want to destroy or steal his crop. You get the drift. For a successful harvest there must be dedicated effort and zeal. Also, there is expected some resistance to which you have to fight to protect your crop. Nothing good comes easy or quickly, if it does beware!
How can you apply this simple illustration to your life?
Is it really?
Arthur Bloch, a shrewd commentator on society matters calls this Jone's Law:
'The man who can smile when things go wrong
has thought of someone he can blame it on.'
Do you agree or disagree - discuss.
Everything
Consider the lillies... Everything comes from God alone;
Everything lives by his power,
and everything is for His glory.
Romans 11:36
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