Farming is not my forte. However, I grew up with a dad for whom farming was not only a lifeline but a hobby. As a result, I observed a particular mindset when it comes to gardening that applies to life in general.
It is always to sow with expectation to reap.
It didn’t matter whether a hurricane destroyed the previous crop, a drought diminished the size of the harvest, or monkeys raided the fruits. My dad never stopped sowing and planting. This indicates confidence in the biblical principle that sowing leads to reaping.
Sometimes in life, we can get discouraged when we do right, and it doesn’t seem to yield the results we expect. But continue to do right anyway.
A firm belief in this principle of sowing and reaping is powerful because it leads to some important character-building attitudes and actions:
1. Persistence in the face of failure. To stop sowing is to guarantee that you won’t reap. So quitting is not an option.
2. Patience to wait on the process. The results of sowing are not always visible and do not come to fruition at the same time. But something is happening, though unseen.
3. Belief that the rewards of doing right are guaranteed to come. The inner confidence that reaping day will come keeps the sower of good motivated to do right regardless.
4. Diligence to ensure that the right seeds are sown. Knowing that sowing leads to reaping brings caution, given that doing wrong will lead to an undesirable harvest as well.
Galatians 6:7 says, ‘Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.’
Since this principle is a certainty, Paul then says in verse 9, ‘And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.’
So, don’t stop sowing good seed. Mark it down. You will reap a good harvest. So keep sowing and keep believing.