Planting Seeds through Prayer

“I planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow.  So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.” (1 Corinthians 3:6,7).

Our job is to plant and water seeds. God’s job is to make things grow. Let us pray: 

1) May we plant seeds of Your love Father to all those we encounter. May they each receive a kiss of your Spirit. “Greet one another with a holy kiss” (Rom. 16:16).

May they each “ grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that (they) may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”(Eph.3:18-19)

2) May we plant seeds of comfort and encouragement to all through your Spirit. “Comfort [encourage] one another” (1Thess. 5:11).

3) May we see others through your eyes Father and plant seeds in accordance with your leading. “Seek what is good for one another and for all men” (1Thess. 5:15).

4) May we plant seeds of fervent prayer and intercession. “pray for one another” (James 5:16). 

5) May we plant seeds of hospitality towards others. “Use hospitality toward one another without grumbling” (1Peter 4:9).

6) May we plant seeds of faith and trust in knowing well Him who grows the seed. May we plant seeds of patient endurance. “Behold the farmer waits for the precious produce of the soil, being patient about it, until it gets the early and late rains” (James 5:7-8). 

7) May we plant seeds of strength and perseverance and finish strong the race God has designed for each of us. “Let us not lose heart in well doing for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary” (Gal. 6:9).

8) May we plant seeds that grow in intimacy with you Father. “But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.”(2 Peter 3:18) 

9) May we plant seeds of humility considering others better than ourselves.

 “Be completely humble and gentle;”(Eph. 4:2) “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. “(Phil 2:3)

10) May we plant seeds of unity in all we do and with everyone we know.

“…endeavour to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.” (Eph 4: 3)

11) May we plant seeds of compassion and forgiveness.

Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ, God forgave you.(Eph. 4:32)

12) May we plant seeds of obedience in all that we say or do.  “Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.”(John 14:21)