PrimeSample

SOWING AND REAPING

Star Wars is the fifth highest grossing movie franchise in the history of cinema. It has grossed more than $4.4 billion thanks to its epic dark side vs light side tale. It’s not just a great picture of what’s going on a long time ago in a galaxy far far away—it’s a great picture of what’s going on inside of us.

We all experience the light—when things are going well and we feel like we’re on track and making good decisions and life is like it’s supposed to be. But just like in Star Wars, no matter how bright the light gets, the dark is not that far off. And before we can ever grab a hold of the prime life … we’re going to have to deal with the dark side.

Have you ever done something that you didn’t think was admirable, or right, or kind, or loving, or godly? That’s the dark side. And while we kind of think we can play around with the dark side and have our fun, and God will make it all right in the end, Paul has some bombshell words. This is what he says: “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.” (Galatians 6:7)

What you plant now is going to pop out of the ground later. And every day, every morning, every time you’re with your friends, every time you open your internet browser, every time you’re in the classroom or on the field, you get to choose what to sow: light side or dark side.

In the classroom you can sow diligence or laziness. On the field you can sow discipline or cutting corners. In relationships you can sow selfishness or selflessness. In your dating relationships you can sow purity or lust. In your character you can sow integrity or dishonesty. In your work you can sow responsibility or irresponsibility. In your relationship with God you can sow time with God or time ignoring God.

And what you choose is a big deal because a person reaps what they sow. Check out what he says next:

“Those who sow to satisfy their own sinful nature (the dark side!) will reap decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who sow to please the Spirit (the light side!) will reap everlasting life from the Spirit.” (Galatians 6:8) NLT (with the words “sow” and “reap” from NIV substituted in for consistency).

You have no idea what hangs in the balance of your decision to sow the light. You have no idea what hangs in the balance for your friendships, your future, your family, your career, your character, your integrity, your health, your grades, your athletic career, your relationship with God, or your influence with your friends in your decision to sow the light.

You have a major role to play in living the prime life because you reap what you sow!

And the great thing is, it doesn’t matter what your track record is. It doesn’t matter how many times you've failed or how many promises you’ve broken. You can start sowing the light in your life right now because HE is with you.

This year can be the year you become the person God designed you to be because he is with you and his grace will never run out. Let’s start sowing the light.