Maximising God’s Principle Of Sowing And Reaping For A Fruitful Marriage

This principle of Sowing and Reaping is immutable and unchangeable, as are other principles of God.If this is true about this principle, how then can we harness its benefits for a beautiful marriage?!Kindly note that this article is not a forensic evaluation of your challenges, and as such it is NOT aimed at pointing out that your ‘problems’ are your fault.

This writing will be looking at two main aspects:

1.      What you sow is what you reap. Sowing in anticipation of a bountiful harvest is good and scriptural. But our expectation should always guide our sowing. Your giving to the poor will not result in a restoration of your health. Galatians 6:7 clearly states: “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Genesis 1:11-12 shows that God has ordained that seeds yield fruits (harvest) after their own kind. One cannot sow corn and expect to reap mangoes. God, our Father, in line with His own principles sowed His only begotten Son to reap sons. The world is filled with heartbroken reapers who think they can sow one thing and reap another.

2.      Where you sow is where you reap. As a farmer cannot sow in Ilorin and harvest in Abuja; so it is with everything else. It is where you sow (in principle) that you reap. You cannot invest in stocks and expect returns from the real estate market. You cannot drink ‘fura de nunu’ and expect spiritual growth (that should make you smile). You cannot do push ups (bodily exercise) and expect a ‘muscular’ bank account. Galatians 6:8 says: “For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.” When God gave His Son into the world, He did not reap sons from the heavenlies, but from the world into which He sowed.

You might ask, how does all this tie into marital bliss? Much every way. Firstly, whatsoever you want from your home, that is what you should sow into it. If you sow love, that is what you will get in abundance. Be a peaceful spouse, and you have provided the needed seed for a peaceful home.

Secondly, whatever harvest you want your marriage to produce should be sown intoyour marriage. Being a blessing to the world is good, but it is in being a blessing to the home that the home benefits and flourishes. Sowing into a career will open doors for good jobs, good salaries, etc. But if we will sow our treasures into building the home, benefits are sure to come from the home; a happy home.

Take advantage of this truth; start sowing what you expect to reap; into where you expect to reap it from. Remember, God loves you. He is FOR you and NOT against you. His covenant of peace with us in Christ is forever….we, however, have a duty to follow peace with all men….and that includes our spouses and other family members. God bless you.

|AdebolaOmisola.