This won't be long because I haven't had time to really work out my thoughts. But I've had one passage of scripture on my mind recently. I finally looked it up today during worship. It's Galatians 6.7-9.
Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, this he will also reap. For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.
And then, to drive the point home, I opened my Bible this evening to my last marker and it was Psalm 126 (v. 5-6)
Those who sow in tears will reap with joyful shouting. He who goes to and fro weeping carrying his bag of seed, shall indeed come again with a shout of joy bringing his sheaves with him.
The biggest thing about reaping what I sow? I don't reap at the same time I sow. If I sow healthy living today, I won't see the benefit for a while. I'll still be reaping the "lazy" crop. This is one reason that I grow weary in doing good. I change one habit and want to see instantaneous change. And life simply doesn't work that way.
This is why I'm going to try to walk life, reminding myself to be mindful what I sow. Will it kill me to eat one cookie? No. But it will kill me to eat only cookies. I don't want to focus on what that one decision would mean. I want to focus on what seed that one decision would sow.
