I was on my knees praying fervently about a situation, and I told the Lord that I had not sown this seed. The thing that was happening to me was not me reaping what I'd sown, because I absolutely had not sown that seed.
But if Job was not responsible for his tragedies, then who was?
Job 1:8 (NKJV) Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil?”
Job 2:3 (NKJV) Then the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil? And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited Me against him, to destroy him without cause.”
God surrendered Job into the hands of Satan... twice, but each time, God called Job His servant and gave Job the highest accolades.
So if you're reaping what you have not sown, perhaps God has asked Satan, "Have you considered My servant (put your name here)?" God knows that you can stand the test, or He wouldn't have permitted it. Pray for strength and endurance, trusting God to accomplish His purpose, because He definitely has a reason for it.
God is good all the time,
And all the time God is still good.
Job prayed regularly for his kids all the time because he felt they were doing ungodly things behind closed doors. When the Lord ended Job's suffering, He gave Job twice as much as he had before, plus 10 more kids with better moral character than the ones that had been killed. God blessed Job’s latter days even more than his earlier life.
After this Job lived 140 more years, and saw his children and grandchildren for four generations. Job died, old and full of days with the blessing of God upon his life.
Listen to this beautiful song by Jonathan McReynolds.