I heard a testimony recently in church that hasn’t left my mind since.
The woman standing there had battled the same situation for years — you know those seasons where life feels like it’s repeating the same chapter and nothing seems to be moving? That was her reality.
However, she said something that made everyone quiet. She said, “I was studying the scripture one day, and a particular verse spoke to me. I held on to it.”
She did not stop there. She kept declaring it, praying it, believing it, until her life shifted. Not because she decided to try harder at life, but because she received a seed:
“Now the parable is this: The seed is the word of God.”
Luke 8:11 (KJV)
The word of God is a seed. A seed looks small, ordinary — almost insignificant — but everything you see in a tree; its strength, its beauty, the shade it provides, its fruit, it all begins with something tiny placed in the right soil.
A barren ground stays barren until a seed enters it and many lives remain stuck, empty, confused, or overwhelmed simply because the seed those lives need has not been received.
“So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.”
James 1:21 (NLT)
Before a seed grows, it must first be welcomed. It must be received and given enough room. This is the first phase, not the watering, not the nurturing, not the fruit-bearing. Just receiving.
As believers, Jesus longs for this to happen in us. He desires that His word actually enters us, settles in us, and becomes part of us. Not just heard casually or memorized but taken in, like soil receiving seed.
“The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.”
Psalm 119:130 (KJV)
What if the change you have praying for starts with allowing His word to truly enter your heart?
Maybe the shift you have been praying for truly begins when you stop fighting battles alone and instead take hold of a verse the way that woman did, let it sit, speak to you, and let ot take root.
The seed may be small, but everything God plans to grow in you begins from there.
“But these are the ones sown on good ground, those who hear the word, accept it, and bear fruit…”
Mark 4:20 (NKJV)
Quit rushing to fix everything at once. Stop trying to force results. Allow God’s word to take its place in you: it is time for your heart to receive.
So as you read this, instead of searching for a dramatic change, what if you just opened your heart and let His word in? What if you hold onto one verse, the way that woman did, and allow it to breathe life into you again?
Every harvest starts with a seed, and the seed is His Word.
Shalom!
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