Sowing and reaping.

Galatians 6:7-9  "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows. The one who sows to please his sinful nature, from that nature will reap destruction; the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up."

Sowing and reaping. Some do not hold to this principle which is talked about in the Bible. The Bible seems clear to me, especially after reading a verse like this in the Word of God. There are a few places the Bible talks about sowing and reaping. It is a farming principle which God uses to convey a Spiritual truth. The Bible talks about when you plant your seeds into soil that you expect to get a harvest from those seeds planted. That is what sowing and reaping is. It has Spiritual significance in our lives. The verse above shows this at work in our lives. The first part says that "a man reaps what he sows". This is so true. If you plant watermelon plants you are not going to expect to get tomatoes from it. Are you? It is true in our lives if we plant spiritual things into our lives by praying and reading the word and spending time with God, you are going to get some good and positive things in your life. You will be closer to God and you will walk in faith more and trust God more, etc. If we sow what the things of our sinful nature, the word says we will reap destruction. But if we sow to please the Spirit from the Spirit we will reap eternal life. I always say that the things in this natural life do not last, it is only what you do for God and the eternal that will last eternally. If we are more concerned with this natural and the sinful nature and that is the only thing that we work and live for, we will have nothing to show eternally and it might just destroy us. In turn, if we are living for the eternal and living for the Spirit we will reap a harvest eternally.
This portion ends by basically saying DONT GIVE UP!! Do not become weary or tired of doing good and at times it seems like we do get weary and tired of trying to do good and work for the eternal purpose. In time we will see the harvest from what we have planted! No matter what we plant we will see a harvest, but what do you desire to see a harvest in? The eternal Spirit filled things or the natural/sinful nature. I know that for me I want to see an amazing glorious harvest. One that is filled with the eternal Spiritual things. I desire the Spiritual more than the natural!