Here’s Why You Should Keep Planting Seeds of Hope

Oct 4, 2024 | Bonnie Sala, Faith, Lifestyle

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Have you ever lived through the water-rationing, dead plants, and discouragement of a drought?

Brandt was a farmer who had labored three years into a devastating drought. The lack of rain meant that crops weren’t growing, and yet year after year, Brandt kept sowing his seeds, believing that one day that rain would come. And on that day, he’d be ready. When the rain finally came, Brandt had a field full of seeds ready to grow the desperately needed crops.



Sometimes, we experience seasons of drought in our lives—hardships that drag on. Financial struggles. The grief of a death. Loneliness. The pain of personally experiencing or walking with loved ones through depression, addiction, or difficulty. It’s easy to give up in seasons of struggle, ceasing to sow the seeds of hope. Maybe you stopped sending out job applications or going to counseling. Perhaps you’re tempted to stop going to church or reading the Bible. Maybe you want to stop praying because that feels like sowing seeds in the desert.

So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up. Galatians 6:9

Whatever those seeds of hope and faith are, God says, keep planting. Even when it feels like nothing is happening in the natural, God is moving beneath the surface and behind the scenes. The Bible book of Isaiah says, “Truly, O God of Israel, our Savior, you work in mysterious ways” (Isaiah 45:15).

The Bible book of Galatians encourages us, saying, “So let’s not get tired of doing what is good. At just the right time we will reap a harvest of blessing if we don’t give up” (Galatians 6:9). When the rain finally burst out of the clouds drenching Brandt’s farm, he smiled, knowing he was ready.

It is Bonnie’s joy to lead Guidelines in its second generation of transforming lives with the message of Jesus. Bonnie is passionate about sharing Guidelines devotionals around the world with those who are unreached, new to Christianity or living with persecution. An enthusiastic cultivator of partnership, she has led the substantial expansion of Guidelines international impact. Bonnie writes for and guest-hosts “Guidelines for Living” and is an author and international speaker. Prior to her work with Guidelines, Bonnie used her broadcast journalism and business degrees in financial tech marketing. She has two adult sons and enjoys traveling anywhere with her husband, Kevin Condrin.

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