Sowing is an extreme act of faith. How do I know this? The first thing you do to the seed after broadcasting it is cover it up. Anne D. LeClaire in her book Listening Below the Noise writes, "Just as a seed is first nourished in the dark and silent depths of earth, creativity begins in the void: the empty canvas, the blank page".
God is calling us to a deeper steadfastness and stillness: a repetitive and more consistent fidelity. Sowing to righteousness means I will never jump out on my own apart from God.
Would I have jumped all about from row to row sowing seeds as a child alongside my father? No way. I would have been told to quit my foolishness, stop jumping around, and stay steady.
This is our challenge today. Stay steady. Keep moving forward. Do not fret if your best efforts seem to get covered over by all the stuff that is going on these days. Keep on going and remember, sowing is an extreme act of faith.
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