No King BUT Christ no. 4

“Those who keep sowing in the field of their old nature, in order to meet its demands, will eventually reap ruin; but those who keep sowing in the field of the Spirit will reap from the Spirit everlasting life. So let us not grow weary of doing what is good; for if we don’t give up, we will in due time reap the harvest” (Galatians (Gal) 6:8-9). Daily I have a choice of not where my day will lead BUT who will lead me through that day. I can rely on my own understanding or I can listen to Him.

I enjoy the agrarian metaphors in The Bible. The idea that I can sow the field of my old ways or sow in the field of Spirit is a metaphor that I can readily imagine. When the plague hit and I started sowing out of fear, a lot of my seeds didn’t grow. Some of those seeds began to grow and the crop was eaten by rabbits and deer. That first sowing was not very successful BUT it didn’t stop me from planting again. And this time, I planted with a purpose. I expanded my garden boxes and my efforts and sowed a lot more. If I would have relied on my success from the first sowing to influence whether I was going to sow again, then I wasn’t going to find anything promising or rewarding about my efforts. BUT I trusted in the process of expanding my garden and protecting my garden.

I was not tired of doing the right thing. I did not give up. I continued planting and began reaping the rewards of planning and perseverance. So, just like my determination to be successful in planting, I was dedicated to being successful in my change during the plague. Fixing my body and mind were not simple tasks BUT I continued with sowing a better future by working on each day. I persevered through the commitment to working out physically. I persevered through giving up poisoning my body. I persevered through studying about Him. I persevered through all the temptations to just quit and go back to the rut I had carved out as a life. The point is that I did not, “. . . grow weary of doing what is good”. And because I continued making positive changes, I did “reap the harvest”.

The power of changing my routine to take time to exercise each morning, read the Word, and pray have made all the difference in declaring who is going to lead my day.

Grace and Shalom to your home. The Kingdom of God is now!

I love you. I forgive you. Have a blessed and abundant day!

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