The law of sowing and reaping is a law which the Bible says will continue, while the earth remains (Gen 8:22). Almost everything we do in life is subject to this law. It is, therefore, important to know the realities associated with this law. They are the following:
    You reap the nature of what you sow. Even in the natural, it is impossible to reap something different from what you planted. No one has ever planted maize and reaped beans. This is why it is easy for someone to identify the kind of seeds you sowed, by simply observing the kind of plant growing in your garden. If the fruit observable in your life is bad, it goes without saying that the seeds you have sown or been sowing in your life has been bad, all other things being equal.
    In addition, you reap much more, in terms of quantity, than you sowed. This is evident in agriculture. If you sow a grain of maize and it germinates, grows  and matures, you will reap much more than a grain of maize. You will harvest many times the original seed you planted. This is why the Bible says, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.” (Jn 12:24). For more references, you can look up Lk 6:38 and Hos 8:7.
    Your reaping is proportionate to what you sow. What this means is that the more seed you plant, all things being equal, the more fruit you harvest. If you sow a cup of beans, the harvest will exceed a cup of beans but will be proportionate to it. In other words, you will reap a harvest that is commensurate with the quantity of beans planted. Therefore, if you want to harvest more sow more. “…He who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.” (2Cor 9:6).
    You reap in a season different from the one in which you sow. Plants do not germinate overnight. This is why the Bible makes a distinction between a time to plant and a time to harvest. There is a due season when plants are ripe enough for harvest. Sometimes, because of the lapse in time between when a person sows a seed and when he or she reaps a harvest, many people are deceived into thinking that consequences do not follow actions. This is the fallacious notion that drives evil people on, in their nefarious pursuits. Before you subscribe to the same erroneous and evil philosopy, remember that the Bible categorically says, “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.” (Gal 6:7).
    The best part of all this is that sowing is a choice. A farmer chooses what crop he wants to plant in the ground. Similarly, you and I have the privilege of choosing what to sow in our lives. There is a Chinese proverb that the best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago and that the next best time is now. Begin to sow now what you want to reap tomorrow. Shalom.