Harvest season is upon us. It is one of my favorite times of the year. The fall brings refreshing temperatures and beautiful leaves. It is a time of storing up the fruit of the land for the winter that follows. This particular fall the harvest appears to be minimal however. A late frost in the spring and a long season of drought this summer has resulted in reduced production. Fruit growers in our area are reporting little or no crop.
Relationships are very much like farming. What we get from them depends on what is put into them. Frosty words lead to the stunting of a relationship just as frosty weather stunts the growth of fruit. Withholding kindness, consideration and forgiveness creates as much of a drought as the withholding of rain from the skies.
The Bible says that we are to run the race of life much like a farmer who then receives the first fruits of his labor. We must plant, water, fertilize and cultivate our relationship crops just as a farmer does his crops. We must seek God's blessing on our relationships just as a farmer depends on God's blessing upon his work. When we sow (and care for the crop) we will reap. What kind of crop are you expecting?
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