Galatians 6:7

Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

Here we have a timeless principle, one usually associated with farming. If you sow pumpkin seeds what will you reap? If you sow green beans what will you reap? If you sow corn what will you reap? Well, if you’re not lazy, you’ll reap pumpkins, green beans and corn when harvest time comes around. It would be insane to think that pumpkin seeds would produce anything besides pumpkins. This principle doesn’t stop with farming though; it remains true in everything that you do. If you sow all your time into learning to cook you will become a better cook, not a better plumber. If you sow laziness and don’t do your homework, your homework won’t magically do itself. If you have a vision of what you want to do with your future, you can be sowing the seeds that you will need to be reaping that future when the time comes, and even if you don’t have that vision, you should still be sowing the seeds that will help you be a better person down the road.

Application-Every choice I make will be something that I reap either the benefits or the consequences of. Therefore I will keep this principle in mind as I make decisions, remembering that I can’t sow irresponsibly and expect to reap the benefits of responsibility.