And every seed you plant today, will grow into fruit in the future.Ģ. ![]() Remember, it takes time for seeds to grow. Our job is to leave it to God and leave it alone. If you're feeling the same way, I want to share these three truths with you:ġ. I’ve learned some valuable lessons this past year as I’ve been planting, but haven’t seen the fruit yet. Planted seeds in my marriage and friendships. I’ve planted seeds in my calling of writing. This year, I’ve planted a lot of seeds as I’ve grown deeper in my relationship with the Lord. Are you planting seeds of prayer daily fighting vehement cries for your child or loved one who has gone astray and is not walking with the Lord, only to find them in more sin walking in what seems to be the opposite direction of the seeds you are planting? Originally published Thursday, 06 April 2023.“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine…” - Ephesians 3:20Īre you tired? Tired of putting in the work and not seeing the fruits of your labor? Are you day in and day out working and hoping to get that raise or promotion? Or perhaps you are planting seeds of kindness into your marriage, friendships, or neighbors, only to get met in return with harshness. Visit for more inspiring prayer content. Now that you've prayed, are you in need of someone to pray for YOU? Click the button below! You can find out more by clicking the link below! Want more Your Daily Prayer? We also have a podcast ! This podcast is different than the written devotional you just read, but carries the same commitment to a closer look at Scripture each day. The best way to connect with Ashley is to grab a free devotional or Bible study and join her newsletter at. If Ashley isn't writing, you can find her with her husband, three children, and two floppy-eared Goldens on their south Georgia farmland. She has written for Kingdom Edge Magazine, Guideposts, Crosswalk, The Secret Place, enLIVEn, The Bubbling Brook and more. She is known for her relatability and for passionately writing and speaking about mental, emotional, and relational health from a biblical worldview. In Jesus’s name, Amen.Īshley Moore is a writer and host of be the two™podcast. Let us refresh others and encourage them! Let us be like a life-giving river that points them back to you. Lord, let our presence be like your presence to them. Jesus, I pray that as we take our fill of your goodness that you would cause us to overflow onto those around us. Help us desire these things more than anything else. Lord, help us hunger for your Word, and godly community, and fight for time to pray and commune with you. God, we pray for strength to desire the things that you call good. We know how hard it is to deny our fleshly, human desires and obey you instead. Help us to forgive those who offend us, Lord. And Jesus, forgive us for filling ourselves with the wrong things more than we desire to fill ourselves with your truth. Thank you for the gift of Your Spirit and the power to change! Lord, forgive us when our words and actions misrepresent you to those around us. Thank you for your forgiveness and for making us new creations. Is it a struggle to find a moment to be with God over our kids, coworkers, spouses, or friends? Do money, power, or status drive us? Or maybe our lives are too full of noise and distraction. ![]() Does our diet consist of hours of social media, streaming binges, or overindulgence in food or drink? Perhaps we are overly ambitious. So, this begs the question, if what we say and do isn't life-giving, then what is in our hearts? Maybe we are too full of entertainment. ![]() The Bible tells us to guard our hearts because out of the heart flow the issues of life ( Proverbs 4:23). When Jesus confronted the Pharisees, He said whatever their hearts were full of is what would come out of their mouths ( Matthew 12:34-35). Jesus painted a beautiful word picture when He said whoever believes in Him would overflow with life-giving water ( John 7:38). Yes, we still experience the effect of sin on this side of Heaven, but we are a new creation in Christ. ![]() The tension lies somewhere between the two. But we also can't use God’s forgiveness as a means of cheap grace, giving us a free ticket to heaven while we still live controlled by our flesh on earth. Have you ever met someone who claimed to be a Christian, but their walk didn’t match their talk? Does your boss use an overly critical tone with his employees? Is there a friend who loves to share the current gossip? Or perhaps you have found yourself complaining or grumbling about something in a less than God-honoring way. I think Christians openly admit that just because we love Jesus doesn't mean we don’t still make sinful choices or say hurtful things. "Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said, “Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.” - John 7:38, ESV
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