KNOW IT
PLANT A SEED (OR MULTIPLE) TOGETHER (SUGGESTIONS FOR FAST GROWTH: BEANS, MARIGOLDS, SUNFLOWERS, PEAS). KEEP A JOURNAL OF THE CHANGES YOU NOTICE IN YOUR SEED(S) THROUGHOUT THE MONTH. DISCUSS: WHEN THE SEED GROWS, DOES IT STAY THE SAME AND JUST GET BIGGER, OR DO YOU NOTICE MORE PROFOUND CHARACTERISTIC CHANGES AS WELL? HOW MIGHT THIS REFLECT A DEEPER SPIRITUAL TRUTH RELEVANT TO YOUR LIFE?
LIVE IT
JESUS TAUGHT HIS DISCIPLES WHAT WAS EXPECTED OF THEM IF THEY WERE TO FOLLOW HIM – SELF-DENIAL AND SACRIFICE. WHAT THINGS IN YOUR LIFE ARE YOU PUTTING BEFORE GOD? PRAYERFULLY COMMIT TO TANGIBLY PUTTING CHRIST ABOVE ALL THE THINGS AND PEOPLE OF THIS WORLD BY ADJUSTING YOUR ACTIVITIES, ACTIONS, AND CHOICES TO ALIGN WITH HIS PURPOSES.
GIVE IT
JESUS MULTIPLIED SOMETHING VERY SMALL TO FEED VERY MANY. SIMILARLY, IN OUR LIVES, GOD WILL OFTEN TAKE SOMETHING OF SEEMINGLY SMALL QUANTITY OR WORTH AND DO MIGHTY THINGS WITH IT. WHAT MIGHT GOD BE CHALLENGING YOU/YOUR FAMILY TO HAND OVER TO HIM TO MULTIPLY? IS THERE SOMETHING YOU CAN GIVE TO ANOTHER PERSON, YOUR CHURCH BODY, OR A SPECIFIC MINISTRY ( I.E. YOUR TIME, TALENT, OR TREASURE) THAT YOU CAN TRUST GOD TO MULTIPLY FOR HIS GLORY?
