I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused growth. Therefore neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God who causes growth. (1 Corinthians 3: 6-7, NAB)
Recently I discovered some seeds I planted lying dormant. My first response was to get defensive and try to force growth. Then I was hurt, wondering what I had done wrong. All my responses focused on me and what I had done or not done. Not quite the way God wants me to see things.
Like Paul, I planted the seed. Like Apollos I watered the fledgling plants. Beyond that the growth was up to God. I forgot that part, disappointed in the fact that the seeds had not grown the way I expected.
Maybe my seeds are dormant for now, but on further contemplation I see God is working on them even as they lie sleeping. God has His own plan. His own timeline. He doesn’t check with me for approval or rely on me for fulfillment. Instead He expects that of me, to check for His approval and rely on Him for fulfillment.
Someday the seeds will come to fruition, maybe not in my lifetime. But in God’s time, when He decides the seeds are ripe they will blossom.
So what do I do? Is there anything I control? God’s answer: Yourself. Continue to pray, to live a Christian life. Be an example of what happens when God is in control. Focus on your relationship with God. Accept that though you have planted and nurtured the seed, God will see to the growth. Then like Abraham, we may not be on earth to see the results, but our rewards in heaven will be great as we watch the fruit of God’s and our labor grow.
All these died in faith. They did not receive what had been promised but saw it and greeted it from afar (Hebrews 11: 13, NAB)
God Bless,
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