Sowing and Reaping
Pastor Ashley has been talking lately about the laws of sowing and reaping, how the bible establishes the law that what you sow you shall reap. The bible is full of examples of people who sowed good things and reaped the rewards as well as people who sowed bad things which eventually found them out.
My question is: If there is a law of sowing and reaping then what hope is there for me, a sinner, to reap the things I do not deserve in life? Jesus died on the cross for my sins by grace and I can believe for that but what about other things? What if by failing to sow good things in my relationships with my family that I will now reap the consequences of a separate life lived away from them? If sowing and reaping is really a law then can I exp[ect any different? What if by somehow failing to invest in the right relationship skills there is no hope of finding a family of my own? What if by my past actions it is too late? Can I ever be a father?
It’s dark where I’m at tonight. I stood down the front of church tonight and poured my heart out to God in worship because there is no other place for me, He is all I have. Sometimes faith is doing what you know to be true. God has a plan but sometimes it gets dark on the way and you go through those places when you wonder if all is lost and the path you had expected isn’t the one you are on. Without specific promises to guide you how can you know that what you think you want is in God’s will for your life? I have to believe Him, there is nothing else that can save me. I have to believe that the one who created me knows the desires of my heart and will bring them to pass. I have to trust Him with everything.
Yes there is a law of sowing and reaping but isn’t there also a law of grace? Sometimes when you are in a low place you have to hang on for grace too.
