Everything you do in life is a seed.
If you plant flower seeds, you will eventually get flowers.
If you plant cucumber seeds, you will eventually get cucumbers.
Did you know the same is true about basic life principles?
The Bible says if you show yourself friendly, you will reap friends.
Proverbs 18:24 (KJV):
“A man that hath friends must shew himself friendly: and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a brother.”
This is just one example: be kind, and you will reap kindness. If you sow hatred and are a rude person, people won’t want to be your friend. Very simple.
Sometimes, when we think of sowing seed, we think of our finances. If I’m generous, it will come back to me. And that is true—but this principle can be applied to all areas of life, not just finances.
The Bible says, as long as the earth remains, there will be seedtime and harvest. That means as long as the earth is here, this principle will never stop.
Genesis 8:22 (KJV):
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease.”
So, what is it that you need today?
- Do you need encouragement? Then sow encouragement into someone’s life. Reach out and be a help.
- Do you need healing? Then pray for someone in need of healing.
- Do you need a financial breakthrough? Buy someone a meal or their coffee. (Even if it’s small, be generous with what you have.)
- Do you need more time in your schedule or with your family? Serve the Lord in an area and watch Him open doors for you to have more time in your daily affairs.
It doesn’t stop there. You don’t just sow seeds and then expect nothing to happen.
Sow with great expectation. Water those seeds with your words. The Bible says that death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Speak over your seeds—speak what you are praying and believing for. Pray over the things you have sown and expect a harvest and a return.
Proverbs 18:21 (KJV):
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”
You can pray:
“Lord, as I sow my time and my finances to You or Your ministry, thank You that You give this back to me in good measure, pressed down, and shaken together. Thank You for taking care of all my needs, my desires, and my family, providing more than enough for us to be a blessing to others.”
Luke 6:38 (KJV):
“Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.”
What are you desiring? Sow something toward that. Yes, you can pray and believe that God will come through for you—but don’t just “believe” alone. Sow a seed for whatever it is you want, and attach your faith to what you have sown.
Be consistent and don’t give up!
If you quit your job on day three, you’re not going to get your biweekly paycheck. In the same way, don’t try this principle once or twice and give up when you don’t see results. Be persistent. Sow good seed, and you will reap a beautiful, bountiful harvest!
You are capable of great things!