Today, I began to think about Bryson and some things that happened several years ago, when he was younger – at least that is when it began.
One day when Bryson was about ten, I think, I was sitting in his room, helping his Mom organize it. I was going through Bryson’s stuff and organizing it. Every few minutes I would open a card or look through a basket and I would find money. I found wallets or coin holders where he had stuffed his money away and obviously forgot about it. I began taking the money I was finding and stacking it up on his bed until I was done.
When I was finally finished with his room, I took his stash and placed it in his wallet. I said “Bryson, do you know how much money you have?” He said “no.” When I told him the amount, he was shocked. As I was.
Even to this day, if he spends money for something, more money comes into his hands. Every single time! This boy always has money. I don’t know how. But he does. He never asks for money from me or his Mom, but he always has money.
I was thinking about this today when God reminded me of some things.
Several years ago, I was at work, when Bryson came in. He came to my office and handed me something. He said, “here, Nana, this is for the ministry.” I looked down and saw two quarters, a dime and a nickel. I think he was about seven years old at the time.
I prayed over it and deposited it into our account. That same year, he cleaned out his piggy bank several times and took the money to his school to donate when they were doing fundraisers. One day I took him to get a snow cone, he tipped the lady $5 for a $2 snow cone!
Today, God was reminding me of all this.
During that season, every time we would go in a store, if they had a box for charity, he would put all his money into it.
One day, the Lord said to me, “He doesn’t realize it, but he is sowing into his future.”
God was compelling Bryson to give. Bryson was not giving to get a return, that thought never entered his mind, he was simply giving because he had a heart to give.
I read a scripture the other day in the book of Exodus that said the people gave as their hearts were stirred to give. I just love that! God stirred their hearts to give and they happily gave. Just as Bryson was doing.
Bryson was seven years old when he began to give excessively. He is now 19, almost 20. He is still a giver. His first job was at a grocery store, and I don’t know how many times he came home telling me that someone didn’t have enough money for groceries, so he paid the balance. He’s always been a giver AND he has always been a reaper.
As I thought on all this today, I thought about many of you. Do you realize with each seed you sow; you are sowing into your future?
You are! Every seed you sow will produce a harvest, never doubt it. Instead, know that you are sowing into your future with every seed sown.
I pray this is the year you begin to see the harvest you have been sowing into. My prayer for you today is this; May God continue to bless every seed you have sown. May He give seed to the sower and multiply the seed you have sown. May He water your seed today and hasten His word to perform all He has promised you concerning your giving. And finally, may a harvest unlike anything you have ever imagined manifest in your life this year. This we declare in Jesus name.
I’m in agreement with your prayers here! Thank you for speaking this encouraging word out to all who believe that He will do what He says He will do!