Plant Now and Be Patient

[Plant Now and Be Patient]( Current Teaching Series [Financial Fitness]( [Listen to Today's Broadcast]( [Plant Now and Be Patient]( By Rick Warren — 07/13/2022 [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd like to share a Daily Devotional from Pastor Rick with you&body= “Let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest.” Galatians 6:9 (GNT) The time to start planting is now. I talk to people all the time who say, “One of these days, I’m going to . . . ” They’re going to serve more or give more when they retire, or when they get a raise—one of these days. But “one of these days” is none of these days. You can’t wait for things to get better; you need to start planting now. Why? Because the sooner you plant, the longer you’re going to enjoy the harvest in your life. But the harvest is not always going to come in your time. There’s always a delay between sowing and reaping. You plant in one season, and you harvest in another. You have to be patient and not give up! This is one of the principles that the Kingdom of God operates on. In Mark 4:26-28, Jesus says, “This is what the kingdom of God is like. A man scatters seed on the ground. Night and day, whether he sleeps or gets up, the seed sprouts and grows, though he does not know how. All by itself the soil produces grain—first the stalk, then the head, then the full kernel in the head” (NIV). The results will come, but they will come slowly and as part of a process. And because it takes time, you have to choose to be patient: “Let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest” (Galatians 6:9 GNT). Choose to forget about last year’s crop failure. Instead, start focusing on the long-term harvest in your life. If you’re in financial difficulty, you didn’t get that way overnight. You took years to mess things up, and it’s going to take a while to put things back together. There is a time of delay between sowing and reaping. The Bible says in Psalm 126:5-6, “Those who plant in tears will harvest with shouts of joy. They weep as they go to plant their seed, but they sing as they return with the harvest” (NLT). What loss have you been grieving over? Maybe you’ve lost your job. Maybe you’ve lost your health. Maybe you’ve lost a loved one. Maybe you’ve lost your savings. Maybe you’ve lost half of your retirement in the last few years. Maybe you’ve lost your dream. Mourning is okay; moaning is not. Instead of moaning, get moving! Today is the day to plant the seed. [PLAY today’s audio teaching from Pastor Rick >>]( Talk It Over - If you could give financial advice to your younger self, what would you say? What can you learn from your financial mistakes that you can apply to your current situation? - What past mistakes and financial failures do you need to let go of? What do you need to start doing today to move forward with your finances? - What do you want to receive more of in your life? How can you plant that seed so that you will one day reap your own harvest? Have you trusted Jesus with your life? The Bible says you can only get to heaven by trusting in God through his Son, Jesus Christ. You cannot earn your way into heaven: “It is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—not by works, so that no one can boast” (Ephesians 2:8-9 NIV). If you’re ready to confess your sins and to trust Jesus with your life, start with this prayer: “Dear God, you have promised that if I believe in Jesus, everything I’ve ever done wrong will be forgiven, I will learn the purpose of my life, and you will accept me into your eternal home in heaven one day. “I confess my sin, and I submit to Jesus as my Savior and Lord. Jesus, I want to follow you and serve you. I humbly commit my life to you and ask you to save me and accept me into your family. In your name I pray. Amen.” If you just prayed to accept Jesus, please email me at Rick@PastorRick.com and let me know about it. I’d like to send you some free materials to help you start your journey with Jesus. The post [Plant Now and Be Patient]( appeared first on [Pastor Rick's Daily Hope](. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Pinterest]( [Email](mailto:?subject=I'd like to share a Daily Devotional from Pastor Rick with you&body= [Get the Financial Fitness Study Kit when you give a gift to support Daily Hope!]( To help you stay financially fit in turbulent times like these, Pastor Rick created a special study called Financial Fitness that looks at the biblical principles surrounding money management. In this 5-part DVD and workbook Bible study, Rick provides straightforward answers to questions like . . . • How do I develop healthier financial habits? • Where’s the best place to invest my money? • What does the Bible say about giving? • How can I learn to be satisfied with what I already have? As you discover and apply the principles found in God’s Word to your finances, you’ll experience the peace that comes from true financial freedom. [LEARN MORE]( [Complete Audio Series (Purchase)]( Includes 5 full-length messages from Pastor Rick's series Financial Fitness. [LEARN MORE]( [Series Summary]( Message 1: The Foundation of Financial Health Message 2: The Law of Contentment Message 3: The Law of Sowing and Reaping Message 4: Habits of Financial Health Message 5: Where Best to Invest [PLAY TODAY'S BROADCAST]( Pastor Rick Warren [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Linkedin]( Enjoy today's devotional? 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