“Do not be deceived and deluded and misled; God will not allow Himself to be sneered at (scorned, disdained, or mocked by mere pretensions or professions, or by His precepts being set aside.) [He inevitably deludes himself who attempts to delude God.] For whatever a man sows, that and that only is what he will reap.
For he who sows to his own flesh (lower nature, sensuality) will from the flesh reap decay and ruin and destruction, but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.” Galatians 6:7-8 AMPC
REFLECTION
Choices are seeds we sow.
I once taught a pre-teen student who had two huge issues to overcome, namely: laziness and lying. She enjoyed making crafts but she hated homework, so she sometimes pretended to be a diligent student, while secretly doing what she wanted and then lied about it when confronted. As one of her teachers, I tried many forms of discipline / correction to root out this tendency in her to lie and be lazy. I carefully and consistently confronted her and issued edu-consequences (for example: assigning writing tasks related to the dangers of lying etc), in the hope that she would truly repent and stop hindering her own growth (which also impacts others) and deeply understand that we reap what we sow. However, the reality was that she was clearly not receiving the fundamental loving discipline she needed at home, which obviously affected her choices. It seemed hopeless at times, because for a while she seemed to be improving and then something would happen and she’d be back lying and being lazy. But, nothing is impossible for God. So, while each one of us has our own particular issues to overcome (which may seem impossible), every person can ask God for help (for ourselves and for others), and if we prayerfully persist, keep getting up and fight the good fight of faith…then, by the grace of God and a good dose of gritty faith, we can be victorious in Jesus’ name.
PRAYER POEM:
LORD, nothing is impossible for You. Please help me to heed Your Word and think, say and do only that which is eternally true and glorifies You.
In Jesus’ name, amen.