SOWING MINDSET IN PARENTING (2)

SEVEN FACTS YOU MUST TEACH YOUR CHILDREN ABOUT SOWING AND REAPING.

But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully. (2Cor.9:6)

Following are some facts you must demonstrate and teach your children if as a parent, you possess the sowing mindset:

Sowing is not usually easy.

Everyone wants to reap but only few are ready to sow because it is not easy to part with your hard earned money, sacrifice your time or make use of your talent freely. You must teach your children that it is not easy to sow, but you can’t reap if you fail to sow.

Often, people you sow into their lives may not be the ones to pay back.

Often, people you sow into their lives will be ungrateful to you later, but that should not prevent you from sowing into other people’s lives. When it happens to you, you may be disappointed, however you must always remember what the scriptures say:

Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. (Gal.6:7)

What the scriptures say above is that you will reap what you sow, not necessarily where you sow it. As a parent you must therefore teach your children not to be disappointed if the person they sowed into his life is not grateful, what they just need to be sure of is that they will reap what they’ve sown.

You will harvest in the order of the seed you sow.

Let your children know that whatsoever you sow is what you will reap. If while you were young, you get yourself involved in activities that make others to cry, your days of crying are definitely coming.(Gal.6:7-9)

Reaping is often intangible.

Let them know that one fact that makes many people not to sow is that reaping is often intangible. In other words, the nature of reaping may not necessarily be physical; it may not be something to be held physically but it is real.

Often, sowing appears stupid due to easier alternatives.

You must let your children know that the time of sowing is often time that others will see as being foolishly spent but if you are persistent, the time of reaping will come and those who felt that you were wasting time will see the testimony of reaping in your life.

You will actually lose something by sowing, but the harvest will be greater.

Just as the crops harvested cannot be compared with the seed sown, what you harvest reaping cannot be compared with what you have lost while sowing.

Reaping what you sow actually transcends your own generation.

In a way that no one actually understands how it happens, whatever you sow may be reaped not by you only but by your children, grandchildren and even great grandchildren. (Ex.20:5)

There is appointed time for sowing and reaping.

Every farmer knows that there is a right time to sow. If you fail to sow at that time, you will suffer lack in the future. Teach your children that they must invest their time, talent and treasure at the right time. (Eccl.3:1-8)

Dr. Mike Oluniyi.