Reaping in fields that you haven't sown in

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Originally Posted by revrandy

Interesting thought... it leans towards motivation.... If a church believed that the only reason they going to invest in another Field was for their own benefit.. I do NOT believe God would bless that church... because their motivation is not right...imo...

One Sows... One Reaps... and God gives the increase....

Building off your suggestion, in another direction.

If a church believes that supporting Missions would not benefit their own church growth, does that explain the weak Missions giving in some areas/regions?

Wouldn't their "carnal" mindset be, Let's use that money we would have given to Missions to instead sow and reap in "our own field"? An "us four and no more" mentality vs an "getting outside our walls" focus.