If I've learned anything in life, I've learned that it's not my family's TEARS or my friend's TEARS that water my dreams...it's my TEARS and my TEARS alone. No matter how many people help me or hold my hand and cry with me...they can't cry for me. The good news is that there will be a harvest at the end of your TEARS!
Psalm 126:5 "They that sow in TEARS shall reap in joy."
Can you cry too many TEARS? It's possible that you can overwater your promise by staying stuck in your sorrow. A certain amount of TEARS is necessary during the time of sowing. However, when it's harvest time, you can't let the devil keep you in a weeping state. TEARS are for the sower but JOY is for the harvester!
When it's harvest time, there will be JOY because you've sacrificed, cried your TEARS and given your all...now it's time to reap the benefits of your labor! Go ahead and LAUGH, SMILE and DANCE for JOY!
Psalm 126:6 "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed,
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."
shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him."
Your crying season had a purpose (Ecclesiastes 3:1). God allowed it to produce your promise through predetermined principles! His Word outlines the principles He expects us to hold to while passing through the sowing season.
Psalm 1:2 "But his delight is in the law of the Lord;
and in his law doth he meditate day and night."
and in his law doth he meditate day and night."
During the SOWING SEASON, you must learn to meditate on the Word (principles) while you're waiting. If you can recognize what season you're in, you can prepare for it before it comes. When the season is completed you'll produce fruit that is mature. This can be a difficult test to pass. However, fruit that isn't ripe remains unpalatable for consumption. Even restaurant menus have a notation that says certain items can be served only when their fruit is in season.
Psalm 1:3 "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water,
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither;
and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither;
and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."
We must wait until the season produces fruit IN us that is ready for consumption at the Kings table. Ultimately, our harvest will be a blessing to us and others when we pass THROUGH the sowing season and reap our harvest!
