Aug 2, 2018
For our light and momentary
troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.
2Cor 4:17
Every struggle on
earth is creating a bigger blessing in heaven.
Every year, our family planted a vegetable garden and all of
us worked that garden each year. The
digging and planting in the spring wasn’t so bad, but the weeding each week was
NOT my favorite activity. Yet,
throughout the summer and fall, when we pulled those big juicy fresh tomatoes,
or picked and cooked up the green beans, or ate the watermelon, lettuce,
onions, green peppers, and corn – it was some of the BEST tasting food we
had. It was awesome to see all of the
production a few seeds could create.
With a little work, and a little patience, the harvest was amazing.
Funny thing about seeds.
They have to die in order to reproduce.
Then there is the struggle for the seed to germinate and break apart so
that the plant can begin. Then the seed
and plant must struggle to break through the earth and brave the elements to
produce its harvest. There are many
trials a seed must go through to produce a harvest, but in the end, the
production far outweighs the size of that seed.
So it is with our lives.
We avoid struggles, steer clear of trials, and attempt to eliminate any
hardships, yet those are the EXACT things that make our lives rich in the
end. Any marriage worth its salt has
learned and grown through struggles.
Kids who develop character came through hardships & lessons. Companies that survive the long haul in
business all had to learn important lessons through difficulty. No seed produces until it struggles. And no life produces eternal results until it
goes through the challenges of life successfully.
When we face troubles, don’t run back into our shell – keep
breaking through! In the end, you will
benefit FAR MORE by the struggle than by staying safe. And God will RICHLY bless your eternal life
with a FAR GREATER RESULT when you endure the trials of life obeying His ways.
Jesus told his disciples that the reward in heaven for their
few decades of following Him on earth involved riches, authority, and honor in
the Presence of Almighty God … and that was for Eternity! A few decades of difficulty would end up
producing an eternal abundance of harvest.
The same deal is offered to all of us --- IF we will continue to strive
to follow Jesus.
So let’s get back to the work of our garden, and keep
growing through the light and momentary struggles.
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