Give God your seed

The Bible encourages us to do things like looking out for others, being patient, loving those who hurt us. Nowhere is it promised that life will always be easy; often there's just hard work involved.

So why look out for, be patient, show love? Because, as we extend ourselves to others we grow more and more into what God wants us to become - like Jesus. And the more we become like Jesus, the more God can use us. God gives us amazing promises about what he has in store for us (see Jeremiah 29:11) and, working through us, the world can be completely transformed by his Kingdom. The best way he can do that for (and through) us is if we allow ourselves to become more like Jesus.

It may sound daunting, and we're not meant to become cloned robots; but in fact we'll find that the more we let Jesus mould us, the more we'll become 'the real you'. Jesus' picture of this is a grain of wheat. On its own, a grain isn't that impressive. But plant it, and it multiplies. Becoming like Jesus isn't our own work, but when we give God ourselves as the grain, we'll see amazing things happen.



So what now? Find a small seed. Place it in your hand and think about how small it is. How small is your life right now? Think about how big and useful the seed will become. Likewise, your life can be large and productive for God. Surrender the seed of your life to God.





— SCRIPTURE —

'A...single seed... if it dies, it produces many seeds.' John 12:24 NIV
— SOULFOOD —

2 Sam 17:14-19:43, John 3:22-36, Ps 89:38-52 , Pro 23:19-21