“A seed grows when it has good soil, along with the right amount of warmth and water. First, the seed’s coat, or skin, splits open. A tiny root pushes out the bottom of the seed. Next, a stem with leaves pushes out the top. It starts growing upward. The new plant gets energy from food stored in the seed. The stem breaks through the soil. The leaves uncurl. They begin making food for the plant using energy from the sun.” (information from http://www.greenwing.org/index.html)
Lord it is You that makes all things grow. I lift my children to you today and ask that you grow them and strengthen them physically, spiritually, and emotionally. Plant them in good soil and provide them with the nourishment they need to grow strong healthy lives. As they trust you, I pray that you will plant them by streams of water and in good soil…that they might hear your word and accept it. Grow them in the knowledge of God and strengthen them to have endurance and patience. Cover them in righteousness that they might “flourish like a palm tree, and grow like a cedar…as they are planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God (Psalm 92:12-13)."
PRAYER POINTS:
I. Planted…Where you are planted affects growth
Mark 4:1-20, 26-28; Jeremiah 17:7-8
II. Take root and grow…Receiving the right amount of nourishment affects growth
Psalm 147:8; Isaiah 45:7-8; Isaiah 61:11; Ezekiel 31:4-5; 1 Corinthians 3:7; 1 Peter 2:2
III. Areas of growth…Physical Growth, Spiritual Growth, Emotional Growth
Hosea 14:5-7; Colossians 1:9-13; Romans 5:3-5; Philippians 3:12-14; Hebrews 12:1
PRAYER POINT Activities:
**Plant a seed. As you tend your plant use it as a reminder to pray for your child.
**Draw or print a picture of a plant or tree. Label its parts and use it as a visual guide to pray for the elements involved in growth.
**Write out and personalize a verse listed above. Then pray the verse.
**Visit the site http://www.greenwing.org/newgreenwing/activities/Copy%20of%20plant_grow/seed_grow.htm to virtually watch a seed grow.
1 comment:
This is good. Very good. I would have never picked the situations that God has put my kids in. Sometimes it is too hard to see them struggle and wonder and cry. But, only God can solve those problems that are too big for me to handle. And when God solves their problems...they grow...just the right amount and just at the right time.
Love you, HIllarie!
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