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Julie

More seeds, please

 

Today I’m thinking about seeds and how small they are. And how we often think of an act of kindness is a small seed that will hopefully grow into something! But I’m thinking about seeds plural and multiple seeds, that maybe somebody has already planted seeds in someone’s heart and maybe it just takes one more small seed in order for that person to have their life completely changed in Jesus.

 We often reference the stick that broke the camels back. Piled up and piled up and now that last one made all the difference. So don’t think your seed is too small to make a difference. Don’t think you’re one little act of kindness as ineffective. You’re one little share about Jesus… that one moment you have in the closeness of God - then you tell someone else - don’t think for a minute, that it’s not having an impact. Surely, surely … God is at work and is piling up seeds until that one last seed makes all the difference in the world to someone’s life … and then the miracle. Because we all made an effort to contribute a seed. So whether you are the first seed, or the 19th seed, or the hundredth seed, they all play a role, they all have purpose, in getting to that end result of every seed glorifying God. Know that every seed has purpose. You have purpose. Your story has purpose - you’re sharing has purpose like building blocks. And who knows whether you’ve come for such a time as this? At some point, the scales will tip, and someone’s heart will be overflowing with all this goodness from God. And they finally realize in their head and heart and mind that this is God, the real God, over and over again piling on His love and blessings and care.

My work was to plant the seed in your hearts, and Apollos’ work was to water it, but it was God, not we, who made the garden grow in your hearts.

- 1 CORINTHIANS 3:6 TLB

Words of comfort and of hope

 Which one meets your need today?

How may I pray for you?

Tell me…. juliecrane.57@att.net

Thanks and praise? Now?

 It’s hard not to focus on all the hurt, pain and suffering… it’s hard to rise up above its seemingly endlessness. It feels guilty to enjoy and rejoice in the more pleasant things. There is still an abundance of blessings from God’s heart and hand - and yet - if I wait for everything to calm down before I praise Him… if I don’t go to Him even in the bad times… I may never enter that peace that passes understanding. My stirred up soul will never find rest.

I know from John 16:33 that in this world there will be trouble. I don’t think anyone likes that verse…

But there are other verses promising strength for those weakened; hope for the weary; help for the heavy-laden; and a God Who promises to carry us through.

So even as our hearts are breaking, may we invite the Lord in to be our Comfort and to help us carry all this grief, sadness, and yes, anger. Lord, be the Light in the darkest dark. Don’t leave us alone and feeling helpless and so distraught.

May we start now giving thanks and praise to God - for the hope and help He offers.

Beginning with morning coffee

And the rising sun

Birds chirping

Cleansing breaths

and the ever present Father

Be merciful, O Lord.

Be gentle with us, O gracious God.

Thank You for hearing every kind of prayer.

Thank You for Your comfort.

Thank You for peace that passes understanding.

Thank You for light in the darkness.

Walk with us through this day…

Open our eyes, Lord. O God, we need to see You.

 Why are you in despair, O my soul?

And why have you become restless and disturbed within me? 

Hope in God and wait expectantly for Him, 

for I shall again praise Him 

For the help of His presence.

O my God, my soul is in despair within me 

[the burden more than I can bear]; 

Therefore I will [fervently] remember You 

from the land of the Jordan 

And the peaks of [Mount] Hermon, from Mount Mizar. 

Deep calls to deep at the [thundering] sound of Your waterfalls;

All Your breakers and Your waves have rolled over me.

Yet the Lord will command His lovingkindness in the daytime,

And in the night His song will be with me, 

A prayer to the God of my life. - Psalm 42:5-8 AMP