Carry One Another's Burdens
6 However, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor. 7 Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. 8 The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.…
Each of us learns from experience that our actions determine the outcome rewarding us with all that we deserve, there being an awareness that our investments reflect our choices, leading to a bountiful harvest of plenty to be shared with those sent to us to participate in our life's journey.
The wise person understands that cause, and effect are twinned never to be separated. Thus everything that occurs has a catalyst inspired by our choices, our responsibility to serve the common good, whereby all benefit from our actions, including the one who sows.
A negative outcome to an action is often perceived to be a punishment, whereas it can be argued that our poor choice rewards us with a moment of enlightenment encouraging us to take a different tack, than that which led us down a blind alley.
Arriving at the end of cul de sac offers us time to think, and reconsider everything that brought us to a dead end, filled with opportunities to extricate our selves from the pit of despair now beseeching us to learn valuable lessons.
Life teaches us to learn from the consequences of our actions whether they be joyous results, or waking up repercussions for having chosen unwisely; also learning that our freedom to choose should always be driven by how our actions affect others for their benefit, becomes our reward sharing in the harvest of plenty.
None is flawless, enabling us to learn from our daily experiences, that we travel alongside imperfect human beings, and none more so than those of us who treasure our journey of self discovery putting right, that which is exposed to the light of day, by The One who embraces us with confidence inviting us never to worry over the past, for tomorrow will provide us with more adventures to grow us into wiser, stronger explorers determined to acknowledge that we have much more to learn on our road to self improvement.
Romans 8:28
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.
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