Galatians 6:7-8–"Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, form the Spirit will reap eternal life."
In many ways the reality of this passage seems so obvious to us as if it were a simple matter of arithmetic. However, the assertion itself necessitates that the one who sows would live an observed life, that is, that the sower would be cognizant and self-conscious enough to recognize the priorities of his/her labors in this life.
Because this appears to be the case, rather than praying that we would sow correctly, we should first pray that we would be able to recognize where we're sowing already and, if the aim of our cultivation is one of the flesh, that we would then be reordered to plant in the Spirit. This is about perspective as much as it is about prioritization, in focusing devotion as much as in transforming tastes.
Ultimately, the Christian life is about radically ordering our lives to the singular goal of glorifying God in everything we are. Sowing in the Spirit turns out to be the primary mode for this occurring. We would do well to make it our primary mode for life too.
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