Look What Has Grown

Take a few minutes today to look back.  What is something you can handle now that once felt impossible?  That may be part of your harvest.

This October, journey with us as we slow down to recognize what God has been growing, receive the fruit of His faithfulness, and give thanks for the harvest.

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Prayer

God,

Thank You for all the ways You work that I cannot see.

There have been seasons when I wondered if anything was happening at all. Remind me today that hidden does not mean absent.

Help me trust the work You are doing beneath the surface.

And when I finally see evidence of that growth, help me receive it with gratitude instead of dismissing it because it took longer than I expected.

Amen.

Verse of the Day

Reflection

There is something almost miraculous about finding an old photograph and realizing how much has changed.

You didn't notice it happening.

There wasn't a particular Tuesday when you suddenly became who you are now.

You simply kept living.

You kept praying.

You kept showing up.

You kept learning.

And somewhere along the way, something took root.

Growth is often like that.

We want to know when it happened. We want to measure it. We want to understand the process.

But so much of God's work happens quietly.

You may not have noticed the growth because you were busy living through it.

So look again. Maybe there is more here than you thought.

Encouragement

Invitation

Take a few minutes today to look back. What is something you can handle now that once felt impossible?

That may be part of your harvest.


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