Kelly gave me a beautiful sketch with a note + verse written on it. Tonight, I had the most amazing quiet + SOAK time with my Lord Jesus. I took the verse Kelly gave me and asked that the HS will speak to me through the verse.
"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." Galatians 6: 7-9
A man reaps what he sows. If he reaps much, he sows much. If he plants and scatters little seeds, the fruits will be in proportion with the amount he gave away. Though this is pertaining to farmy harvesty thingies, I believe that everyone sows and reaps daily. While some bury their minds and hearts in textbooks, others pour out their lives into their relationships. The amount they give out..is the amount they receive. The point of this verse is.. where exactly do we sow? Do we give ourselves away and scatter out seeds in the things of the SPIRIT or in the FLESH? If we give our hearts to the flesh, we will reap DESTRUCTION. If we give our hearts to the Spirit, we will reap ETERNAL LIFE.
When I made the decision to give up the biggest chunk of my life, it hurt like hell. As exaggerated as it sounds, I thought I was going to die from all the pain and crying. I just wanted to give up and give in to my own desires. But you said in this verse..that I should not be weary in doing good. I should not be weary of sowing to please the Spirit..because in due time, I will reap a harvest if I don't give up. Just like there are seasons to nature, there are also seasons to the soul. When I scattered my seeds of life in Your field, I totally laid my heart and soul on that altar as a living sacrifice. But as much as I wanted to see the seeds grow immediately, they needed time to take root in the firm foundation of Jesus Christ. They needed to be watered by the Living Water DAILY. They needed to be fertilized by the Sword of the Spirit. They needed to be REPLENISHED by Your LOVE and FORGIVENESS, Lord Jesus. As my father will say, it's a GROWING PROCESS. The more I gave myself away..the more I crucified my old self...the more I relinquished control and surrendered my selfish desires.. the more I will reap the fruits of the Spirit- love, joy, peace, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
Ultimately, I need to know WHO IS IN CHARGE. This is not my harvest. It's Yours, Lord Jesus. You supply "seed to the sower and bread for food" and You will "increase the store of seed" and "enlarge the harvest of righteousness." (2 Corinthians 9: 6-11) You will not give me more pain than I can handle because You are a LOVING FATHER and You know me from the inside out. You will "make grace abound" to me so that in all things, "at all times, having all that I need" through the precious blood of Jesus Christ, I will "abound in all good work." You are in charge of this harvest. You are in charge of MY LIFE.
Lastly, I hang on to Your promise in Psalms, my Jehovah Rapha.
"Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy.
He who gives out weeping, carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him..."
Psalm 126: 5-6
THANK YOU, JEHOVAH RAPHA,
The Lord our Healer.
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