Bountiful Planting...

BOUNTIFUL PLANTING…The metaphor of the seed in the ground has been used in scripture many times to make spiritual things clear. Here is another example…
“whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” ~II Cor. 9:6
There is a common side to our spiritual life. In fact, as common as dirt. It’s true that we are developing a relationship with Christ, but what we put into it somehow creates what we receive from it. We can plant much seed into the soil of our relationship with Christ, or we can plant only enough for the relationship to survive. The choice is ours. He has planted richly into us with His sacrificial act of love on the cross. So the ball is in our court to respond. If that response is a deep and generous sowing, than He takes the next deep and generous step toward us. But if that response is sparingly parsed out, then He takes the cue from that gentle push back and steps back. The seed that is in our hands to sow with is the seed of prayer, the seed of time we willingly give Him to do His bidding, the seed of worship, the seed of financial gifts toward His works, the seed of caring for others in need, etc. In these ways we plant generously, or sparingly. In these ways we create a future that is generously or sparingly measured out for us. Just a personal note, I do hope I am being listed among those who understand BOUNTIFUL PLANTING. ~verlon