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Last Monday, I was sharing how my husband and I are truly enjoying a beautiful harvest from the hard work of our parenting years. A couple of you commented on the verse that day, so I thought I'd put something pretty with it so if you wanted to post it up, you'll have something more than an index card to use.
Though many of the Company Girls are not in a season of parenting, I'll bet there are a good number of moms who cling to this scripture like a drowning swimmer clutches a life raft. It's a perfect verse to apply to the years of toil that seem to have little return on the effort you put in. I well remember an older woman sharing Galatians 6:9 in a parenting class, and though I often repeated it through gritted teeth, I saw the word of God truly come to life as the years unfolded. Our kids have become incredible people - and not because I think we did such an excellent job - but because we simply kept loving and laughing, and working together. We didn't give up.
My sweet friends, this will happen for you, too.
You might have to look hard, but along the way you will see "early fruit" that will help you stay in it for the long haul. Celebrate those moments! It's when one child comforts another, shows a rare generous gesture, or when you feel little arms wrapping around your neck or witness the joy of discovery on your baby's face. When you realize your teenager has said a whole sentence without using the word "like." These are glimpses that tell you there are good things to come.
But Galatians 6:9 isn't really a "parenting" verse, even though the principle certainly applies. In the context of the passage, it is talking about the law of sowing and reaping in a spiritual sense. When we sow to the things that feed our sinful nature, we reap destruction. Likewise, when we plant spiritual things in our lives we reap eternal life. It seems so obvious, right? But how easily we forget this simple truth! It stands to reason that we will reap what we sow.
I've found that the words of this verse have brought me strength in many areas of life. Sometimes, when my reservoir of good will toward a co-worker or family member is running dry and I feel myself slipping toward the breaking point where I'm really gonna haul off and give a piece of my mind.....the Lord reminds me to stay calm. To dig a little deeper. To keep working the soil. To remember that "this, too" is a season. And I'm sure you have your own scenario that fits the bill, don't you?
Are you weary today?
Don't give up. Your harvest will come.
Today's Small Thing is to take a moment to print off Galatians 6:9 or put it on your computer desktop. Let's commit our situations to Him and ask for the grace to continue on through the hard stuff. We'll ask Him to give us a vision of what the harvest will look like...perhaps He will give us some "early fruit" to enjoy along the way. Then eagerly watch as He blesses your hard work! Your harvest is on its way.
POINTS: 40 for printing off, posting up or writing out Galatians 6:9 today. Download Gal6.9
How does this apply to the season of life that you're in?









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