Work Like A Farmer

SERIES: Stay Strong (3 of 3)
Work Hard Like a Farmer - Part 3

This is the last 2020 meme and the last thought in this Stay Strong series.

Enduring hardship is a part of life and 2020 has certainly been a year to endure. We endure hardship and don’t give up because of the reward. A soldier endures for victory, an athlete endures for the win and a farmer endures for the harvest. Stay strong… like a farmer you  have sowed seed & will reap a harvest!

A farmer knows, perhaps more than most, that there is no such thing as quick results. A farmer must work hard to sow the seed in the field and continue to work hard to care for the seed and budding crop. The reason the farmer works so hard is because they know a harvest is coming, and they want to benefit from the harvest. The reason we all like farmers is because we also benefit from their hard work!

Farming is hard not just because of the work involved, but because of the hardships that must be endured. Besides fighting weeds, monitoring soil conditions and keeping away animals, farmers must contend with nature. Floods, drought and fire are just a few of the hardships that could set a farmer back a whole season. Hardship like that must be made up with future crops, and future hard work.

Life is like that, too. We work HARD so we can reap a good harvest. We invest in our kids, in our marriages, in our relationships, in our homes and on our jobs hoping to multiply the good seeds we have sown. In your job serving our community, you are constantly planting good seed. Besides your “job”, you serve families in need, serve schools and students. I’ve seen you fix bikes, change tires, deliver meals and more. 2020 has been a year of storms trying to destroy your harvest. There are personal challenges you have had to endure and public attacks on top of that.

Life is hard, and 2020 has been particularly difficult. I’d like to encourage you with a quote that helps me keep going when I’ve worked long and hard and experience a hardship that makes me want to give up: “Don’t become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.”

Sowing and reaping is not just true in farming, it’s a principle in life. I believe God put it in place, I believe it is true, and I am praying YOU see a harvest in all the good seed you are planting. Thank you for serving. Your service is appreciated, Pastor Rob

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Links to other posts in this series: Part 1, Part 2