By El Reverendo Dr. Álvaro Pinzón
If I sow well, I will reap well, and if I am not happy with the fruits I am bearing in my life, it is because what I am sowing does not correspond to what I expect to reap. This indicates that it is necessary to constantly evaluate what is happening with what I sow because the universal law tells us that sowing and reaping go hand in hand.
Sowing discord and expecting peace is definitely not a winning strategy. In fact, a few days ago someone consulted me about how to improve their emotional management because they frequently become depressed due to sowing doubt and worry. Therefore, knowing how to sow in order to reap a good harvest is vital. Hence the urgency of discerning what I am sowing each day. If, for some reason, the thought of sowing discouragement or sadness were to cross my mind, what can I possibly reap from sadness or discouragement? This is where we need to stop, because I cannot expect to reap abundantly when I am sowing discouragement.
Drawing results from sadness is unrealistic because sadness can linger and intensify, leading to a sense of meaninglessness in existence—in other words, depression. So, what constitutes a good harvest? Lorena Méndez from educa Madrid would say that all actions a person takes throughout their life, for better or for worse, will eventually yield results.
In other words, if you act well, you will receive good results, but if you act poorly, the results will not be the best. Furthermore, in the case of the law of sowing and reaping, it is established that each person is responsible for laying the groundwork so that their goals, by working responsibly and humbly, will yield the expected results, which they will reap according to the care they have personally given them.
The scripture says in Galatians 6:7, “A man reaps what he sows. Whoever sows evil will reap the same, and whoever sows the Spirit of life will also reap the same.” Life is such a precious gift that by sowing well, we will reap a harvest all the time; however, we are not always able to fully appreciate it. Sometimes it is difficult to see challenges through to the end. When we face difficulties and failures, we can stop growing as individuals and lose our sense of purpose. And the moment we stop believing in ourselves, our surroundings become bleak and lonely.
So we face significant challenges because by increasing self-esteem and courage, we will enrich our quality of life, since the development of self-esteem is currently recognized as the key factor in the positive development of the self. Because to appreciate all that life has to offer, we must first be able to appreciate what we have and be content with what we have.
The human harvest doesn’t come suddenly or immediately, so we are always in the process of learning about ourselves and the world, constantly facing new challenges. Therefore, our greatest challenge will be to remember that we are special, unique, and created by the Creator, the owner of the planet, despite how difficult life may seem at times. Furthermore, the harvest can sometimes change drastically from one day to the next, or even from one moment to the next. At times, we may experience frustration because life takes us from one place to another, and we may feel down because we don’t appreciate what we have. Sad, but true.
That’s why I invite you to examine what you’re truly reaping in life. On the other hand, I’m sure you and I both want to be well, to live happily, to enjoy all that life has to offer, but… what am I reaping? It becomes necessary to analyze our suffering, our frustrations. Perhaps we want so many answers from life, and we don’t realize that it’s we who must provide the answers to what hurts us, even to what makes us happy.
Having said that, life gives each of us our own seed to sow in the soil it has provided. Your seed and my seed are original; you cannot aspire to have and reap what is not yours. I cannot reap for others, so let us observe what we are sowing, because we may be sowing behaviors and attitudes that are not our own.
This means we face challenges where we need the insight of others who can uncover talents we ourselves cannot see, because the game is about reaping from our own harvest. As Jesus says in John 4:35, “Look closely at the fields sown!” Sowing the seed is the first step for each of us to achieve the results.
After sowing that first seed, it is necessary to carefully tend it so that it germinates and grows into a plant. The soil here represents the self, and it is on this self that we reap 30% or 60% of what we have sown. This means that even if the soil is good, it can be contaminated by tribulations, afflictions, worries, and superfluous spirits. And if we completely rid ourselves of negativity, we can produce more than expected. May God protect us from all evil and grant us the grace to reap with joy! Amen.
Father Alvaro+