These words are something that we often hear in a negative connotation, in the same respect as "Karma", however, this is a Kingdom Principle...
Galatians 6: 7-9
Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever 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.
Often times we sow seeds that we aren't necessarily conscious of. When you sow in to ministries... when you volunteer your time and efforts for non-profits... when you do things out of the goodness of your heart for someone who is less fortunate than you...when you have a kind word and a smile to give to someone who is hurting...when you choose to love someone rather than judge them...when you drop off your clothes to a women's shelter...when you give the homeless man a dollar at the red light...These things you do willingly, without ulterior motive, are examples of sowing seeds; physically and spiritually.
Physically, you may be dropping money in to the tithe basket, but spiritually, you're depositing into your heavenly account. When it's time to withdraw, and the time comes to reap, the refunded blessings will be far more than what you deposited in your heavenly account...There will be an overflow of blessings...
Luke 6:38 (NLT)
Give, and you will receive. Your gift will return to you in full—pressed down, shaken together to make room for more, running over, and poured into your lap. The amount you give will determine the amount you get back.
If you faint NOT!!!
Don't get weary in your well doing as Galatians 6:9 states. It gets hard sometimes to keep the faith when trouble is on every side. It seems like no matter what you do is good enough. You pray, you read your bible, you spend time with God, you repent daily, you are a good steward over the things God has blessed you with, you treat others with kindness and respect, you love others instead of judge, but nothing seems to be working in your favor...
LET ME ENCOURAGE YOU!!!
These trials come to make you strong and are setting you up for the place that God is taking you...all the great men/women of the bible had to go through things before they could reap the promises! Joseph was sold into slavery, but in the end, he was exalted. Job lost EVERYTHING that he had, but in the end, God blessed him with MORE than he had in the beginning. Ruth's husband died, then God found favor with her and blessed her with Boaz! JESUS was ridiculed, spat on, persecuted, beat, hung and MORE, but NOW, HE IS SEATED AT THE RIGHT HAND OF OUR FATHER...If we suffer with Christ, we will REIGN with Christ (2 Timothy 2:12). No matter what comes our way, we must remember that GOD is BIGGER than it ALL!!
Remember what your bible says...
The bible says we are more than conquerors (Romans 8:37), so we are NOT defeated! Psalms 34:9 says that there is NO lack for those who FEAR God, so no matter what your bank account says, know without doubt that there is NO lack in your life! Make these scriptures work for you! Let your FAITH in God carry you through any storm!
John 16:33 NIV
"I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
Again, TAKE HEART!!!! He overcame the WORLD!! That's EPIC!!!
Let that scripture minister to you!
The enemy is crafty, but don't let him fool you! God is bigger than any negative picture that the enemy can paint for you! Don't believe his lies! Fight back with your WORD (your Bible)! The scriptures do not lie. Period.
Be encouraged today! You can make it! You are stronger than you think...
When you sow good things, they MUST come back to you...PERIOD. Kingdom Principles....
3 Kingdom Principles to remember: Obey God. Believe his word. Apply his word to your life.
Simple right?!?!?
I will give more detail on this in a future blog.... :~)
Meditate on this Scripture:
Deuteronomy 15: 5-6 NIV
if only you fully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow all these commands I am giving you today. For the Lord your God will bless you as he has promised, and you will lend to many nations but will borrow from none. You will rule over many nations but none will rule over you.
Don't forget His promises to you! They will come through!! :~)
If you don't know God and have Jesus as your personal savior, I encourage you to follow the steps in Romans 10:9:
That if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.
As always, if you have a question or want to chat, please feel free to contact me!!! Send me an email ximenasherard@gmail.com or find me on fb!!! :~)
I love you but God loves you wayyyyy more!!!
~Ximena <3
Ximena this blog just really blessed me... I have been going through so much lately... Seems like every time I take one step forward, I get knocked back ten steps... but as you said... God is preparing me for the place that I am going... and that He has overcome the world. This was the extra encouragement that I needed to know that no matter what my situation looks like now, if I continue on, I will be blessed far greater than I had ever imagined! Thank you for allowing God to use you! :-)
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