Reaping and Sowing

I do not believe in Karma but I do work in the secular world where many hold to that way of thinking.  I do however believe that we do, in fact, reap what we sow. Which, I guess, can sound a lot like Karma. 

Anyway I have watched repeatedly as someone does wrong and then questions why things are not going their way.  Apparently there are people in this world that believe that they can lie or make light of the cross and get away with it.  

Not sure if these people are ignorant or plainly just do not care but it is scary.  Why test God?  Why mock His word?  Especially when you claim to believe in Him and claim to believe His truth?  Do you not realize that scripture tells us that "Remember, it is sin to know what you ought to do and then not do it." James 4:17.  Do you understand that sin is a way of mocking God? 

Everyone who declares to be a child of God is held to a standard higher than those who are not.  This means that if we know something is wrong and continue down the path of doing wrong, we are mocking God.  We are asking to be disciplined.

The more I study this subject the more my heart aches.  God is an amazing God.  His love and grace are immeasurable but there are consequences for doing wrong and making light of the sacrifice of His Son. 

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. 8 Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit. 9 So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. 10 Therefore, whenever we have the opportunity, we should do good to everyone—especially to those in the family of faith.

Galatians 6:7-10

Madame Chiang Kai-shek once wrote:

   "If the past has taught us anything it is that every cause brings its
   effect, every action has a consequence. We Chinese have a saying: "If
   a man plants melons he will reap melons; if he sows beans, he will
   reap beans." And this is true of everyone's life; good begets good,
   and evil leads to evil. True enough, the sun shines on the saint and
   the sinner alike, and too often it seems that the wicked prosper. But
   we can say with certainty that, with the individual as with the
   nation, the flourishing of the wicked is an illusion, for,
   unceasingly, life keeps books on us all. In the end, we are all the
   sum total of our actions. Character cannot be counterfeited, nor can
   it put on and cast off as if it were a garment to meet the whim of
   the moment. Like the markings on wood which are ingrained in the very
   heart of the tree, character requires time and nurturing for growth
   and development. Thus also, day by day, we write our own destiny; for
   inexorably...we become what we do."