Ecclesiastes 3:1,2,4 (KJV) “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: [2] ... a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted [4] A time to weep, and a time to laugh ...”
The God we serve is the God of “divine order”; He does not do things randomly. The LORD God has determined that there must be “a season” for everything and a time for every purpose (intention, target, goal). WHO do you “intend” or “desire” to BE? There is a “timeframe” or period you have, to fulfil that desire of your heart. In that timeframe or season, there are two set of things you must experience: sowing/weeping and reaping/laughing. The sowing time is the weeping time, while the reaping time is the laughing time. The Bible says, “… weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning” (Psa. 30:5; KJV). Again, the Bible says, “They that sow in tears shall reap in joy” (Psa. 126:5; KJV).
It is so important to know the time and season we are in. We should be “sowing” when we are in our sowing season. If you are lazy and slothful in your sowing season, you are likely to live in poverty, depression, and beggary. As a student, your sowing season is your appointed time to invest deliberately, your time, energy, and resources, in your academics, giving yourself seriously to study and understanding, not shortcuts. What you sow in learning determines what you reap in competence. As a worker or businessman, a “sowing season” connotes a deliberate phase of investment, sacrifice, and preparation, with the expectation of future returns rather than immediate reward. Now, every sowing season requires Consistency, not Convenience. Consistency is the language of sowing. Stay commitment despite discouragement. Glory be to God!
Written by: Andrew A. Esemudje