What you Sow......

When trying to fully under and the true things of God we have to be patient and make sure our source of inspiration is of the true living word.  Recently God put it in my heart to delve in to the who,what,when,why,where and how to properly sow our seeds unto God.   It had been instilled in me that giving 10% of my paycheck was the proper way to sow my seed unto God into the form of money being put into a collection plate on Sunday mornings.   As seasons changed and I matured in my walk with God I begin to see where there are man made traditions and rituals we practice in religion compared to true apostolic order.  God is God and man is man.  Man has made up so many rituals and traditions that all of us in some way form or fashion have been affected by.  We have to be careful of ministries and church leaders who are not falling in line with the apostolic order by not teaching what God is really saying and not slanting things to their own advantage.
There are key words,defitnitions and plenty of bible scripture to help us get a better understanding on what sowing a seed really signifies.  Merriam-Webster's defitnition of sow 1:  to plant seed for growth especially for gathering. 2: to set something in motion: to begin an enterprise. Other defitnitions of sow include to scatter seed upon the earth: plant, to strew with, to introduce into a selected environment : plant, to spread abroad : disperse.  These defitnitions describe sow as an action that needs to be taken in order for something to begin. You have to  first plant a seed in order for it t grow.  We also have to realize that in order for a seed to grow that it must be watered and fertilized.
The next key word is offering. What exactly is an offering? An offering is an act of one who offers, something offered;especially: a sacrafice ceremonially offered as a part of worship, a contribution to the support of a church, something offered for sale or patronage.   So when we are giving a seed offering we contributing to the support of a church or ministry.  You will only be blessed by an offering unto God if it comes from your heart. For God loves a cheerful giver.  We must be careful that we don't fall into a trap when sowing into ministries.  No where in the bible does God give us an exact dollar amount to sow.  He simply wants us to give 10% of your harvest.
The best defitnition of harvest is the season for gathering crops.  In this day in age we would refer to this as a pay day of sorts. This is the day where you will be paid for all your hard work.  God wants 10% of it.  Now this doesn't mean that a seed or a harvest have to be monetary but it does have to be something of significant value.  You can sow unto God with time.  The amount of time you spend in prayer,in studying his word, volunteering.

We are in charge of working out our own salvation.  When it is time for judgement day the pastor,preacher,prophet,apostle to whom  you have been learning from will not be there with you.  These leaders are there to teach and help you acquire the things that God has promised.  If  we are not careful we can unknowingly put a price on God.  God's love is priceless.  In the past few months I have come to the realization that there are ministries that get people to sow into there ministry by means of making you think this is what God wants you to do and making you feel as if you don't belong.  We all belong to God whether we believe it or not. The devil is using as what I would call  a tactical warfare method in the spirit and if we are not careful we may fall right into the devils trap. If you are not careful  money can cause more problems than what it's worth.  In this day in age people are in need and but are putting their wants in to the wrong things.  People are more interested in the glitter and gold.  God is telling us to read the fine print.  There are consequences to every choice we make.   There are so many ways for you to sow unto God without it being the collection plate.  The phrase so far this year for me has been use what you've got and improve what's already been started.  What we all must realiaze is that sowing unto God is unmeasurable. It is truly something you must do from your heart. In all instances in the Bible that refer to tithing refer to 10% of their harvest.  In order for you to have a harvest you have to have planted some seeds first.  Once you have planted that seed you also have to maintain that seed by watering it and fertilizing it so you can keep some of those weeds from popping up and causing mass destruction.   If we are not careful the devils tatics to distract us from the truth that will blind you and have you in a heap of confusion.   When I say learn God for yourself I mean it from the bottom of my heart.  If you always take what someone else says about God and not search and seek what they have said for yourself you are doing yourself a diservice.  Let God show you who he is.  If you read his word he will show you the truth.