Faith precedes the Miracle

Over the course of the last 2 years, we have made many friends in Belgium and the Netherlands.

One of my new dear friends, is Melina. With her husband Michiel, they run a farm where they grow sugarbeets, wheat, Belgian endives and onions.

I love reading their posts on Facebook and Instagram.

See https://www.facebook.com/Vanandelfarm

In my personal study this morning, I got to thinking about planting and harvesting.

There is if you will, in planting and harvesting a design, a method, a sequence, a system, an order, a pattern.

It’s a simple one.

𝐖𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭, 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭.

Mingled with lots and lots of hard work in between.

And so, it is with 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐡.

In his book Faith Precedes the Miracle, Spencer W. Kimball taught; “In faith we plant the seed, and soon we see the miracles of the blossoming. Men have often misunderstood and have reversed the process. They would have the harvest 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 the planting, the reward 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 the service, the miracle 𝒃𝒆𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒆 the faith. Even the most demanding labour unions would hardly ask the wages before the labour. But many of us would have the vigour without observing the health laws, prosperity through the opened windows of heaven without the payment of our tithes. We would have the close communion with our Father without fasting and praying; we would have the rain in due season and peace in the land without observing the Sabbath and keeping the other commandments of the Lord. We would pluck the rose before planting the roots; we would harvest the grain before sowing and cultivating.”

Melina and Michiel are amongst some of the hardest working people I know.

They understand that faith is a principle of action and power.

Although faith is a gift, it must be cultured and sought after until it grows from one tiny seed into a marvellous harvest.

Remember the order, through exercising our faith, first we plant, we work hard, 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒏 comes the harvest.

What harvests have you seen as you have exercised your faith and gone to work?