The point is this:

whoever sows sparingly

  will also reap sparingly,

and whoever sows bountifully

  will also reap bountifully.

               2 Corinthians 9. 6

(To apply this verse

  only in terms of financial giving,

              misses the point.

What is my heart

   in this opportunity before me?

What is my immediate response?

Whoever prays,

whoever gives of themselves,

whoever serves, obeys,

          loves the Lord God,

sees life differently,

sees God differently,

sees others differently.

Plant big trees.

Plant a lot of trees.

God will bring the fruit.)

O LORD,

You are the Almighty One.

You see these things before us,

the difficulties,

the potholes,

even interruptions

    and disappointments

    and utter failures,

as opportunities

         to bring You glory.

Please  help us

  to sow bountifully in this,

to pray bountifully,

to serve and love You

     with a whole heart.

If we only knew a glimpse

  of what You are doing with this,

we would not hesitate

                    at all.

If we only knew Your heart in this,

     it would boggle our minds.