2 Cor. 9:6 says "whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and whoever sows generously will also reap generously". This principle relates to everything in life (not just giving). Think about it for a moment. What do you sow consistently ... peace or strife, joy or frustration, forgiveness or judgment, mercy or bitterness, encouragement or criticism? And do you sow those things sparingly or generously? Do you sow compassion? Do you sow a giving spirit?
Whatever we sow ... that's what we receive. Whatever we give away, comes back to us. It's a eternal principle! The more judgment you give, the more you will get back from others. If we give un-forgiveness, we will find ourselves experiencing a lack of compassion and forgiveness from others. If we are stingy to those in need, we will find ourselves alone in our struggles.
What if we kept this principle in mind during every moment of the day? What if in every situation, we gave what we wanted to receive back? I wonder how it would change the way we communicated with others ... how willing we would be to look someone who is hurting in the eye and express encouragement? I believe I would be more likely to forgive at a moment's notice, give to help someone, or bite my tongue when something doesn't go my way.
In a very real sense, we are reaping today what we sowed yesterday, which makes me want to pay more attention to what I'm going to sow today!
Choose today to sow love, sacrifice, compassion, mercy, forgiveness & encouragement and then watch God's boom-a-rang principle in your life.
Blessings! (I feel it coming back to me already)
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