Dear reader, welcome to another moment of motivation and
inspiration. This week, I bring to you a timeless principle of success. It is a
principle that works when you work it. If the principle doesn’t work for you,
it means you are not putting the principle into practice.
Have you ever had any cause to worry about the future? Do you have
the tendency to despair when things are not going well with you? The present
unpleasant situation has a way of bringing discouragement and frustration. When
things are not going well with us, it is easy to lose faith in the future.
But you know what? It doesn’t make sense to be negative and
pessimistic about life. If you continue to be pessimistic and negative about life,
it is an indication that you are either ignorant of the principle of seed time
and harvest time or you are not practicing this principle.
The principle of seed time and harvest is a principle that
guarantees success in anything, provided we are willing to summon the courage
to get out into the field and plant. As you read this article, it is my prayer
that you will not only hold tenaciously to this principle, you will also practice
it and achieve great success in life.
The Principle
In the Book of Genesis, God established, once and for all, the
principle of sowing and reaping. In His Word: “While the earth remaineth, seed
time and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night
shall not cease” (Genesis 8:22).
From the time God established this principle up till now, the
principle has not ceased. And it is not going to cease as long as the world
continues to exist.
The principle of sowing and reaping is to the effect that there is
time to plant and there is time to harvest, and that when you plant, you will
surely reap what you plant. Seed time is time for sowing while harvest time is
time to reap what you sow.
This principle of sowing and reaping is easily understood by
farmers, but actually, the principle is not restricted to farmers; the
principle is applicable to every legitimate thing people do to earn a living on
earth.
Cultivating Faith for Great
Harvest
Using the analogy of the farmer and how he grows his crops, it is
abundantly clear that when you plant, you will surely harvest what you plant.
The principle of sowing and reaping is one of the reasons we are alive in the
world today. If there is no guarantee of bumper harvest, then, there will be no
reason to plant.
The farmer plants his crops because he has the faith that he will
reap bountifully. The farmer knows when to plant and when to harvest. He
believes that whenever he plants, he will reap as well.
The farmer who refuses to plant for fear of disaster which might
happen to the crops, is not likely going to enjoy bumper harvest. A farmer
cannot reap if he has not sown. It is only when he sows that he will reap.
THE WORKING OF THE PRINCIPLE OF SOWING AND REAPING IS THAT THE
FARMER MUST PLANT FIRST BEFORE REAPS WHAT HE PLANTS. EVERY SUCCESSFUL FARMER
HAS ENOUGH FAITH TO BELIEVE THAT HE WILL REAP WHENEVER HE PLANTS.
A farmer who finds it difficult to believe that he will reap
bumper harvest if he plants his crops will never plant. He will not have the
courage to plant his seeds. And once a farmer fails to plant his crops, there
is no way he will have something to harvest.
Now, how does the principle of sowing and reaping applies to you?
You may not be a farmer. You may be a business person, trader, employee,
professional, etc. The fact is, the principle of sowing and reaping cannot be
dispensed with. It applies to you, irrespective of the legitimate thing you do
to earn a living.
Like the farmer, you must plant, if at all you actually want to
reap. To the business person, trader, or professional, planting means
investing. To the employee, planting means doing the work you are employed to
do. To the student, planting means reading and studying your books.
To the jobless, planting means finding a lucrative job to do. Problem
of unemployment is not an excuse. IF YOU CANNOT GET A JOB, EMPLOY YOURSELF. I
have written a book on this and I believe the book is invaluable to the
unemployed, the low income earners and the wealth seekers. The book is titled, HOW TO BE SELF EMPLOYED – Practical,
Time-tested Principles that Work for the Unemployed and Wealth Seekers. The
e-book version is also available. To obtain a copy, email: conqueror.adaji30@gmail.com or
call: +2347061016859
Now, it is only those who invest that will be permitted by nature
to enjoy Returns on Investments (R.O.I.). IF YOU DON’T INVEST, THERE IS NO
LIKELIHOOD THAT YOU WILL GET RETURNS. TO ENJOY HIGH RETURNS, YOU MUST FIRST
INVEST. INVESTMENT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO YOUR SUCCESS IN ANYTHING YOU WISH TO
ACCOMPLISH.
No Justification for Fear of
Failure
Although all of us desire success, it is not all of us that will
achieve our heart’s desire. I think the reason for this is that many of us are
afraid to plant/invest. We want bumper harvest, but we are afraid to plant. But
how can we enjoy bumper harvest if we fear to plant?
The problem we are having is not with harvest but with planting.
If we plant/invest, we would reap. I have come to realize that the reason we
are not planting/investing is because we are afraid of failure. The fear of
failure is the reason we are not planting.
This fear of failure stems from ignorance. In Hosea 4:6, God says:
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge.” When you understand the law of
nature (the principle of sowing and reaping), you will never hesitate a moment
to plant/invest.
The assurance of piling up great amount of cash from your
business, trade, profession or occupation is very high, though on rare
occasion, things may not turn out as you expect. This is the risk aspect you
are called to bear. So, once in a while, you should expect some disaster. This
is the only way you can find your way to fortune. IF YOU CANNOT HANDLE RISKS,
IT MEANS YOU ARE NOT YET READY FOR GREAT SUCCESS.
Be that as it may, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO FAIL TOTALLY, IF YOU DARE
TO TRY. You cannot fail because the principle of sowing and reaping cannot
fail. The laws of nature are meant for our good.
Don’t make failure your undertaker. Let failure inspire you to
invest the more. Let failure become your teacher. People that are afraid of
losing their capital may never be able to invest. Now consider this: “He that
observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not
reap” (Eccl. 11:4).
Many people are afraid of investing their money. Their fear is the
“adverse economic situation in the country and the world.” But what these
people don’t seem to understand is the fact that the economic situation in the
country and in the world will always look stormy and cloudy.
When I was a kid, I used to hear people say: “The economic
situation is bad.” They complained that there was no money and that it was not
safe to invest. But despite these, some people were investing and were making
it.
I finally come to the realisation that NO EXCUSE IS GENUINE ENOUGH
TO STOP YOU FROM INVESTING. The Book of Success, the Bible, says: “As thou
knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the
womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who
maketh all. IN THE MORNING, SOW THY SEED, AND IN THE EVENING WITHHOLD NOT
THINE HAND: FOR THOU KNOWEST NOT WHETHER SHALL PROSPER, EITHER THIS OR THAT, OR
WHETHER THEY BOTH SHALL BE ALIKE GOOD” (Eccl. 11:5-6). (emphasis mine)
The important thing is that you don’t have to know the dimension
your business is going to take before you invest. You don’t have to know how
customers/clients are going to troop out to patronize your business. A farmer
doesn’t know how his crops grow, but he is not not bothered about that. All he
believes is that any time he plants his crops, they will germinate, grow and
bear fruits.
You need to take a cue from the farmer. You cannot know how your
business is going to grow, expand and yield high (R.O.I.). This should not
bother you at all. The principle of sowing and reaping will take care of the
growth and expansion of your business. Remember: AS LONG AS THE EARTH REMAINS,
NATURE WILL ALWAYS WORK FOR YOU.
Your Responsibility
Yes, nature will always work for you, but it is your
responsibility to set the machinery in motion before nature can work for you. The
machinery you will set in motion is planting/investing. NATURE IS WAITING
PATIENTLY FOR YOU TO PLANT/INVEST. The stormy economic climate should not scare
you from planting/investing.
The economy may look bad, but you must keep investing. It is NOT
your duty to “observe the wind.” You don’t have to observe the wind before you
invest. If you do, you may not be able to step out courageously to
plant/invest.
The best time to plant/invest is NOW! There can be no better time.
The better time you are hoping for may never come. NOW is the best time to
invest. Plant/invest and let nature take care of the rest. IF YOU DON’T
PLANT/INVEST, YOU HAVE LOST TOTALLY; BUT IF YOU PLANT/INVEST, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE
TO FAIL TOTALLY.
And until I come your way soon, I urge you to position yourself
for greater achievement by planting/investing today! Go and live victoriously!
PS: part two of this article will be coming
your way soon. Watch out for it and make sure you don’t miss it!
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