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Dios Dice que Vengas Tal Como Eres

“Dios mostró el gran amor que nos tiene al enviar a Cristo a morir por nosotros cuando todavía éramos pecadores”. Romanos 5:8 (NTV)

Todo lo que Jesús hizo por ti, lo hizo por amor. La Biblia dice que Dios te hizo para amarte. La única razón por la que estás vivo es porque fuiste hecho para ser amado por Dios.

Dios te hizo y te quiere vivo para poder amarte y para que tú puedas amarlo a Él.

Dios no sólo dijo que te amaba; lo demostró. La Biblia dice: “Dios mostró el gran amor que nos tiene al enviar a Cristo a morir por nosotros cuando todavía éramos pecadores” Romanos 5:8 (NTV). Dice que lo hizo cuando aún éramos pecadores. Antes de que yo conociera a Dios o supiera que necesitaba a Dios en mi vida, Jesús murió por mí.

Hay un mito que dice que tengo que limpiar mi vida antes de que pueda venir a Dios: “Tengo que arreglar todo. Hay algunas cosas que necesito arreglar en mi vida primero, y luego vendré a Dios”. ¡No! Uno acude a Dios con sus problemas: los buenos, los malos y los feos.

Es como cuando nos cepillamos los dientes antes de ir al dentista para que nos haga una limpieza dental o cuando lavamos los platos antes de ponerlos en el lavavajillas o cuando recogemos la casa antes de que llegue la persona que limpia. ¿Por qué lo hacemos?

Dios dice: “¡No, no! No tienes que limpiar tus cosas. Tráemelo todo a mí. Tráeme todos tus problemas. Yo tengo todas las respuestas. Ven tal como estás”.

Si no actúas de acuerdo con esta noticia, entonces la muerte de Jesucristo y su resurrección son inútiles para ti personalmente. No hay ninguna diferencia en tu vida. Puede que reconozcas el regalo, pero todavía tienes que recibirlo.

“Si declaras abiertamente que Jesús es el Señor y crees en tu corazón que Dios lo levantó de los muertos, serás salvo. Pues es por creer en tu corazón que eres hecho justo a los ojos de Dios y es por declarar abiertamente tu fe que eres salvo” Romanos 10:9-10 (NTV).

Dios no te pide que hagas una promesa que no puedes cumplir. Dios te pide que creas una promesa que sólo Él puede cumplir.

Reflexiona sobre esto

¿Qué has estado tratando de limpiar antes de acercarte a Dios? ¿Estás preparado para ir a Él, tal y como eres?¿Cómo refleja tu vida el amor de Dios por ti?Síguenos en Instagram  & Facebook Si todavía no has confiado en Jesús y no te has comprometido a seguirlo, ¿por qué esperar más? Si estás listo para cruzar esa línea y tomar la decisión de creer en Jesucristo y seguirlo; haz esta oración .

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Trust God with Your Tithe

“The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives.”

Deuteronomy 14:23 (TLB)

If you want God to bless something, you have to put him first in that area. So if you want God to bless your finances, you have to put him first in your money. This is the principle of tithing: You give the first 10 percent of your income back to God.

Here are four verses that explain the promise, purpose, place, and day for tithing.

First, Proverbs 3:9-10 gives the promise about tithing: “Honor the Lord by giving him the first part of all your income, and he will fill your barns with wheat and barley and overflow your wine vats with the finest wines” (TLB). God says that if you honor him with the first part of your income, he will bless you financially.

Kay and I decided almost 50 years ago that if we were going to be in debt to anybody, we were not going to be in debt to God. God gets paid first, right off the top. If I make 10 bucks, the first dollar goes back to him. If I make a hundred bucks, the first 10 bucks go back to him. It all comes from God in the first place, and I want his blessing on the rest of it.

Why does God tell us to tithe? Deuteronomy 14:23 says, “The purpose of tithing is to teach you always to put God first in your lives” (TLB). God doesn’t need your money, but he wants what it represents: your heart. He wants you to trust him.

Where should you tithe? Do you tithe to your local food pantry? Or do you tithe to your brother who’s been out of work for three years? No, that’s charity. Tithing isn’t charity; it’s an act of worship. It goes to God.

Malachi 3:10 says, “‘Bring to the storehouse a full tenth of what you earn . . . Test me in this,’ says the Lord All-Powerful. ‘I will open the windows of heaven for you and pour out all the blessings you need’” (NCV). The storehouse is the temple, or the place where you worship God.

When are you supposed to tithe? You do it on the day you worship. The Bible says in 1 Corinthians 16:2, “On every Lord’s Day each of you should put aside something from what you have earned during the week, and use it for this offering. The amount depends on how much the Lord has helped you earn” (TLB). When you give to God on the first day of the week, during the first part of your day, and from the first part of your money, you’re declaring, “You’re really number one in my life.”

Notice that the verse says to “put aside.” Tithing should not be an impulsive thing. You’ve got to plan for it so that you are honoring God’s plan and purpose for tithing.

Then you can watch how God blesses and uses you and honors his promise in your life.

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Talk It Over

In practical terms, what does it mean to you to give God the first part of your income?
Why do you think God wants you to tithe to your church and not to another cause?
How do you need to plan today so that you can be faithful in tithing?

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Tú Eres El Propósito Del Amor De Dios

“Porque tanto amó Dios al mundo que dio a su Hijo unigénito, para que todo el que cree en él no se pierda, sino que tenga vida eterna”. Juan 3:16 (NVI)

Dios te ama tanto que envió a Jesús en una misión de amor con un mensaje de amor. La Biblia no dice que Dios tiene amor; dice que Dios es amor. El amor es su naturaleza; Dios es amor.

Dios creó todo el universo. Creó este planeta; creó la raza humana. Y te creó a ti porque te ama.

Se podría decir que la razón por la que estás vivo es porque Dios te creó como objeto de su amor. Dios te creó para poder amarte y para que tú puedas amarlo. El amor de Dios por ti es la razón por la que tu corazón está latiendo en este momento; es la razón por la que estás respirando.

La increíble noticia de Dios es que te ama en tus días buenos tanto como en los malos. Te ama cuando puedes sentir su amor, y te ama cuando parece que no puedes sentir su amor. Te ama tanto si crees que mereces su amor como si no.

Nada que puedas hacer hará que Dios deje de amarte. Podrías intentarlo, pero simplemente no podrías hacerlo porque su amor por ti se basa en Su carácter y no en nada de lo que hagas o digas o sientas.

Dios te ama tanto que envió a su único Hijo, Jesús, a este mundo, “para que todo el que cree en él no se pierda, sino que tenga vida eterna” Juan 3:16 (NVI).

Cuando Jesús extendió sus brazos en la cruz, estaba diciendo: “¡Te amo tanto! Te amo tanto que me duele. Te amo tanto que moriré por ti para no tener que vivir sin ti”.

El amor de Dios sobrepasa todo conocimiento humano, y como nos dice Efesios 3:17-19, es imposible que ninguno de nosotros pueda comprender plenamente la anchura, la longitud, la altura y la profundidad del amor de Dios por cada uno de nosotros. ¡Eso es lo mucho que Dios te ama!

Reflexiona sobre esto

¿Cómo expresas el amor de Dios en tus relaciones?¿Qué has hecho que crees que dificulta que Dios te ame? ¿Cómo necesitas la ayuda de Dios para ver las cosas de otra manera?¿Qué importancia crees que tiene sentir el amor de Dios, especialmente en tus días malos o difíciles?Síguenos en Instagram  & Facebook Si todavía no has confiado en Jesús y no te has comprometido a seguirlo, ¿por qué esperar más? Si estás listo para cruzar esa línea y tomar la decisión de creer en Jesucristo y seguirlo; haz esta oración .

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Financial Blessing Requires Careful Planning

“Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.”

Proverbs 21:5 (NLT)

If you want to be financially strong, you need to start writing down what you spend until you know where all your money is going. This is the principle of accounting. You’ve got to keep track of your finances!

Have you ever made it to the end of the month and wondered, “Where did all my money go?” Ignorance of your financial condition plus easy credit equals disaster.

You’ve probably heard this phrase: “Money talks.” It does not. It just walks away quietly, and it doesn’t tell you where it’s going. To know what you’re spending your money on, you have to keep good records.

Proverbs 21:5 says, “Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity” (NLT).

When it comes to your finances, you need to keep good records of four things: what you own, what you owe, what you earn, and where it’s going. This kind of record-keeping is the framework for budgeting.

There are several ways to budget, and you need to figure out which one is best for you. You need to get online, get to your bank, get to your accountant’s office, get into your books—whatever it takes for you to get on track and understand your money so that it works for you and not against you.

Proverbs 23:5 says, “Your money can be gone in a flash, as if it had grown wings and flown away like an eagle” (GNT). That’s a pretty descriptive picture. If you don’t know where your money is going, it’s just going to fly away like an eagle. Fortunately, for those of us in the US, our government is kind enough to remind us of this by putting an eagle on every dollar bill!

The financial plan that God blesses starts with recognizing that he is your source of income and your security. Then, by keeping good records, you can quickly see how God is blessing you.

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Talk It Over

How can budgeting your money actually give you more freedom financially?
What steps do you need to take today to be able to better track and allocate your money?
How do you want God to bless you financially? How are you being faithful to him with your finances?

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Cambia las Relaciones a través de la Oración

  Y, si sabemos que Dios oye todas nuestras oraciones, podemos estar seguros de que ya tenemos lo que le hemos pedido”. 1 Juan 5:15 (NVI)

¿Te has preguntado alguna vez si la oración funciona realmente? Estás orando por algo y Satanás te susurra: “¿Quién te crees que eres? ¿Qué crees que estás haciendo? Dios no está escuchando. No pierdas tu tiempo. Olvídalo”.

El orar funciona porque Dios tiene el control. La base de todos los milagros es la soberanía de Dios. ¿Por qué hace uno y no otro? Porque Dios tiene el control. Tenemos que confiar en su sabiduría y en su bondad.

Efesios 3:20 dice: “Por el poder de Dios que obra en nosotros, él puede hacer mucho más de lo que jamás podríamos pedir o imaginar” (PDT).

La oración puede hacer todo lo que Dios quiera hacer. Sus recursos están a tu disposición. Veinte veces en el Nuevo Testamento dice: “Pide”. Es alentador saber que las cosas que están fuera de mi control no están fuera del control de Dios. Tal vez no pueda cambiar una situación, pero puedo orar y Dios puede cambiarla.

Eso incluye cambiar una relación de mala a buena, y la forma más rápida de ver ese cambio es empezar a dar gracias a Dios por las personas con las que tienes dificultades para llevarte bien.

Orar por ellos cambiará tu actitud y los cambiará a ellos. Orar de forma positiva es mucho más poderoso que pensar de forma positiva. Las personas pueden resistirse a nuestra ayuda, despreciar nuestras peticiones y rechazar nuestras sugerencias, pero son impotentes ante nuestras oraciones.

¿Cuál es tu oración? Cuanto más específico seas en la oración, más específica será la respuesta.

En Filipenses 1:9-11, Pablo detalla exactamente lo que ora por las personas. “Esto es lo que pido en oración: que el amor de ustedes abunde cada vez más en conocimiento y en buen juicio, para que disciernan lo que es mejor, y sean puros e irreprochables para el día de Cristo, llenos del fruto de justicia que se produce por medio de Jesucristo, para gloria y alabanza de Dios” (NVI).

Reflexiona sobre esto

Filipenses 1 ofrece cuatro formas específicas en las que puedes orar por las personas hoy. Cuando practiques este hábito, observa cómo cambia tu actitud hacia los demás y cómo los cambia a ellos.

Abunden en el amor: Ora para que crezcan en el amor.

Disciernan lo que es mejor: Ora para que tomen decisiones sabias.

Sean puros e irreprochables: Ora para que hagan lo correcto.

Que estén llenos del fruto de justicia: Ora para que vivan para la gloria de Dios.

Síguenos en Instagram  & Facebook Si todavía no has confiado en Jesús y no te has comprometido a seguirlo, ¿por qué esperar más? Si estás listo para cruzar esa línea y tomar la decisión de creer en Jesucristo y seguirlo; haz esta oración .

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Plant Now and Be Patient

“Let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest.”

Galatians 6:9 (GNT)

The time to start planting is now.

I talk to people all the time who say, “One of these days, I’m going to . . . ” They’re going to serve more or give more when they retire, or when they get a raise—one of these days.

But “one of these days” is none of these days. You can’t wait for things to get better; you need to start planting now. Why? Because the sooner you plant, the longer you’re going to enjoy the harvest in your life.

But the harvest is not always going to come in your time. There’s always a delay between sowing and reaping. You plant in one season, and you harvest in another. 

You have to be patient and not give up!

This is one of the principles that the Kingdom of God operates on. In Mark 4:26-28, Jesus says, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head” (NIV).

The results will come, but they will come slowly and as part of a process. And because it takes time, you have to choose to be patient: “Let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest” (Galatians 6:9 GNT).

Choose to forget about last year’s crop failure. Instead, start focusing on the long-term harvest in your life. If you’re in financial difficulty, you didn’t get that way overnight. You took years to mess things up, and it’s going to take a while to put things back together. There is a time of delay between sowing and reaping.

The Bible says in Psalm 126:5-6, “Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest” (NLT).

What loss have you been grieving over? Maybe you’ve lost your job. Maybe you’ve lost your health. Maybe you’ve lost a loved one. Maybe you’ve lost your savings. Maybe you’ve lost half of your retirement in the last few years. Maybe you’ve lost your dream.

Mourning is okay; moaning is not. Instead of moaning, get moving!

Today is the day to plant the seed.

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Talk It Over

If you could give financial advice to your younger self, what would you say? What can you learn from your financial mistakes that you can apply to your current situation?
What past mistakes and financial failures do you need to let go of? What do you need to start doing today to move forward with your finances?
What do you want to receive more of in your life? How can you plant that seed so that you will one day reap your own harvest?

Have you trusted Jesus with your life?

The Bible says you can only get to heaven by trusting in God through his Son, Jesus Christ. You cannot earn your way into heaven: “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV).

If you’re ready to confess your sins and to trust Jesus with your life, start with this prayer:

“Dear God, you have promised that if I believe in Jesus, everything I’ve ever done wrong will be forgiven, I will learn the purpose of my life, and you will accept me into your eternal home in heaven one day.

“I confess my sin, and I submit to Jesus as my Savior and Lord. Jesus, I want to follow you and serve you. I humbly commit my life to you and ask you to save me and accept me into your family. In your name I pray. Amen.”

If you just prayed to accept Jesus, please email me at Rick@PastorRick.com and let me know about it. I’d like to send you some free materials to help you start your journey with Jesus.

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Empieza con las Necesidades de Otros

“Cada uno debe velar no solo por sus propios intereses, sino también por los intereses de los demás”. Filipenses 2:4 (NVI)

Si quieres conectar con la gente, empieza por sus necesidades, no por las tuyas. Empieza por sus heridas, no por las tuyas. Empieza por lo que ellos quieren, no por lo que tú quieres. Hay un viejo dicho que dice: “Procura primero comprender después ser comprendido”.

La Biblia lo dice de la misma manera. Tienes que pensar primero en los demás y no preocuparte de ser entendido. Trata de entenderlos. Así es como se establece esa primera conexión.

La Escritura nos dice: “Cada uno debe velar no solo por sus propios intereses, sino también por los intereses de los demás” Filipenses 2:4 (NVI). Ese es un versículo tan contracultural. Desde el momento en que nacemos, todo en nuestra cultura nos condiciona a pensar primero en nosotros mismos.

Hay dos verdades básicas sobre la vida. En primer lugar, el mundo no gira a tu alrededor. Sé que eso es chocante. Sí, eres especial a los ojos de Dios. Sí, fuiste creado con un propósito. Pero el mundo no gira a tu alrededor.

Esta es la segunda verdad básica de la vida: Dios ha prometido que cuando te concentras en suplir las necesidades de los demás, Él suplirá las tuyas. Si quieres que tus necesidades sean suplidas, comienza a suplir las necesidades de otras personas. ¿Por qué? Porque Dios quiere que aprendas a no ser egoísta. Quiere que aprendas a ser amoroso y generoso como Él.

Colosenses 3:13 nos dice: “Sean comprensivos con las faltas de los demás y perdonen a todo el que los ofenda. Recuerden que el Señor los perdonó a ustedes, así que ustedes deben perdonar a otros” (NTV). Parte de ser considerado con las necesidades de los demás es no esperar que sean perfectos, y ser comprensivos con sus defectos.

Los grandes amigos son personas que olvidan. Olvidan las cosas malas intencionadamente. El amor olvida los errores.

Un buen amigo es sensible a las necesidades de la otra persona.

Reflexiona sobre esto

¿De qué manera puedes suplir las necesidades de los demás esta semana?¿Cómo han afectado las faltas o los errores a una amistad en tu vida?¿Cómo puedes reparar esa amistad dañada y establecer una conexión aún más profunda? ¿Qué necesitas olvidar?

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You Reap More Than You Sow

“Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.”

2 Corinthians 9:6-7 (NIV)

If a farmer goes out with a trailer load of beans and plants them in a barren field, what fruit does he expect to bear? Watermelon? Cucumbers? No, he’s going to get beans. He doesn’t doubt or question that outcome—because whatever you plant is what you’re going to get back.

This is the law of reproduction, and it applies to every single area of your life—especially your finances. Another way to explain the law of reproduction is this: You reap what you sow.

The Bible says in 2 Corinthians 9:6-7, “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously. Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver” (NIV).

This can work either positively or negatively in your life. If you’re planting seeds of kindness, people will be kind to you. If you forgive others, they will be forgiving of you. If you’re generous, people will show generosity to you.

But if you are angry all the time, people will respond in anger. If you cheat other people, people are going to cheat you. If you gossip about other people, guess what? People are going to gossip about you.

The law of reproduction says that you reap what you sow. But the principle of multiplication says that you also always reap more than you sow. 

When you put one kernel of corn in the ground, you don’t get one kernel of corn back. You get a cornstalk with multiple ears on it and hundreds of kernels on each of those ears. This is the exponential power that God has established in the universe. You always get more out of it than you put into it.

It’s why, when people verbally attack me, I never attack in return. Why? I don’t want to get caught in the chain. No matter what anyone says to me, I don’t want to say anything bad back to them because, if I do, I’m going to reap more than I sowed. Instead, I choose to do the exact opposite of what they’ve done to me. I choose to bless them and pray for them. Why? Because that’s what I want to receive, and I always reap more than I sow.

Proverbs 11:24 says, “The world of the generous gets larger and larger; the world of the stingy gets smaller and smaller” (The Message).

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Talk It Over

How have you seen the principle of multiplication active in your life?
What do you expect from your investments? How are you sowing so that you can receive what you want to reap?
How do you want God to make your world larger (Proverbs 11:24)? What do you need to change about your finances so that he can increase your influence and giving?

Are you ready to start a new life with Christ?

God promised that for those who believe in Jesus, there is no condemnation. He sent Jesus to save you from your sin. His death on the cross paid for every wrong you’ve ever done or will do. And by sacrificing himself for your sins and giving you his righteousness, Jesus made it possible for you to have a relationship with God the Father.

The good news doesn’t stop there. God also raised Jesus from the dead, proving his power over sin and death. And that makes it possible for you to spend eternity with him in heaven.

If you’re ready to surrender your life to Jesus Christ, start by praying this simple prayer: “Dear God, I know I’m a sinner, and I ask for your forgiveness. I believe Jesus Christ is your Son. I believe that he died for my sins and that you raised him to life. I want to trust him as my Savior and follow him as Lord from this day forward. Guide my life and help me to do your will. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.”

If you just prayed to accept Jesus, please email me at Rick@PastorRick.com
and let me know about it. I’d like to send you some free materials to help you start your journey with Jesus.

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Acepta a Otros Como Cristo te Aceptó a Ti

“Por tanto, acéptense mutuamente, así como Cristo los aceptó a ustedes para gloria de Dios”. Romanos 15:7 (NVI)

Dios nos acepta, a pesar de nuestras vidas desordenadas, motivos impuros y actitudes irritantes. Una de las formas que reflejamos el amor de Dios y le damos gloria es aceptándonos unos a otros, así como Él nos aceptó. Esto significa que aceptamos las peculiaridades de otros y pasamos por alto sus faltas para ver individuos creados a la imagen de Dios.

Para ser más como Jesús, solo necesitas el apoyo de un grupo pequeño. Dios nos diseñó para madurar espiritualmente con la ayuda de otros. Por ejemplo, no podemos aprender a amar a otros por nuestra cuenta. Necesitamos aprender a aceptarnos mutuamente incondicionalmente, así como Cristo nos acepta incondicionalmente.

La Biblia dice, “Por tanto, acéptense mutuamente, así como Cristo los aceptó a ustedes para gloria de Dios” Romanos 15:7 (NVI).

Esta aceptación hace que cualquier grupo pequeño sea un ambiente seguro, donde las personas no tienen miedo de expresar sus temores, ni dudas, tampoco tienen temor de hablar sobre sus luchas. Es un lugar donde se propicia un cambio duradero.

Reflexiona sobre esto:

¿Qué eventos de tu pasado dificulta que creas que Dios te acepta?¿Por qué crees que las personas están dispuestas a cambiar después, en lugar de antes de encontrar aceptación?¿Cuál sería la cosa más difícil de compartir con tu grupo pequeño? Pídele a Dios que te ayude a derribar los muros para que puedas ser vulnerable y transparente con tu grupo.Síguenos en Instagram  & Facebook Si todavía no has confiado en Jesús y no te has comprometido a seguirlo, ¿por qué esperar más? Si estás listo para cruzar esa línea y tomar la decisión de creer en Jesucristo y seguirlo; haz esta oración .

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While You’re Waiting, God Is Working

“Let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up.”

Galatians 6:9 (NLT)

The Bible tells us that there are seasons in life. Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens” (NIV).

The fact that life is made up of seasons means that life also includes times of waiting. Between the “then” and the “now”—or the “now” and the “what’s coming next”—there is always a delay. This irritates most people. It can be frustrating to make a deposit, investment, or plan and not have it instantly come to fruition.

But fruit ripens slowly. Would you rather eat a vine-ripened tomato or one that has been picked green and then gassed to turn it red? There’s no comparison between a vine-ripened tomato, which was allowed to grow slowly, and a tomato that was picked prematurely. If you pick too soon, you miss the flavor.

In money management, you always reap in a different season than you sow. And, by the way, not all fruit ripens at the same time. When you grow peaches, they’re not all ripe at once. They come in little by little; you pick a few a day. When you start planting and following God’s money management principles, you’re not going to get a windfall tomorrow. It’s going to come in over time. You’re going to have to wait to reap in a different season.

But while you’re waiting, God is working. When you’re waiting for the fulfillment of the efforts or money or energy that you’ve put into something, you may think nothing’s happening.

But, oh, it’s happening! While that seed is hidden in the ground, it is slowly germinating. And when that seed bursts with God’s blessing on it, it will continue growing and growing. One day a little shoot will stick up out of the ground, and then you will see that it’s working. 

But until then, you need to trust that God is working—even when you can’t see the fruit of your labor. 

Plants take time to grow. There’s no such thing as instant maturity. No farmer goes out, plants the seed in the ground, comes back an hour later, digs it up, and expects it to have grown. You’ve just got to let it be, and let God grow it in his time.

Galatians 6:9 says, “Let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up” (NLT).

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Talk It Over

What have you been waiting on God to bring to fruition in your life?
How have you grown spiritually as a result of having to wait for that harvest? What has God taught you as you’ve been waiting on him?
Why do you think God makes you wait to reap what you sow?

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