Reaper

Galatians 6:7-10

You reap what you sow. It isn't about yourself, about following the rules but it is about love. It isn't about ticking the boxes, being able to follow certain rules but it is about love. Sow to please the Spirit: love one another.

Sounds simple right? Loving others is always easier said than done. We are taught to love others as we love ourselves, but how do we do that? I always struggle with loving others, I have zeal for the Word but a lot of the time I find that too much of that means I fail to love others. Without love, anything is pointless. It's always really hard to see how much you love yourself, perhaps we should try a little exercise. Just take one day and focus on how many times you forgive yourself and remember what it is for. Then, see if you would have forgiven someone else if they did those particular things, or whether it would have annoyed you.

Let's all try to sow love everywhere, I am sure it will be a wonderful sight when the fruit appears.

~Sck

Bearing one and other's burden

Galatians 6:1-5

At some point of our lives, we all carry some kind of burden and how we handle it is a life long lesson to learn.

Brothers, if someone is caught in a sin, you who are spiritual should restore him gently. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.
Being able to bear burden is a skill but to be able to share other's burden is a gift. Some people are better at carrying the bricks than others, but each one of us CAN bear burdens and at some degree carry each other's burden. However,as it says in the scripture, you need to be spiritual, which I believe link to the spiritual fruit in the passage before : love, patience , self control in particular. Only when we bare these spiritual fruit we would be able to bear one and other's burden. Often we miss out the middle part, forgetting to restore the person gently , meaning doing this with love and care. We often sing and pray for leaving the burden at God's feet, but the journey of carrying this burden to God's feet is not easy. Listen to the need of others is a way to carry this burden with them (not for them tho, we all need to carry our own burden ultimately). If no one has asked you to pray for them, ask the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit will lead you to pray for the right person.