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It was a science experiment for 5-year-olds: All the children in a kindergarten class dropped flower seeds into sidewalk cracks around their school to see what would happen. For weeks, they saw nothing. Then, to their delight, flowers sprouted and bloomed in those unlikely habitats! The children didn’t need to understand all the science behind how flowers grow before starting their experiment. They only needed the desire to scatter the seeds. God did the rest.
Just as God took the children’s efforts and made flowers grow in improbable places, so does He take our good works, both significant and humble, and use them for His purposes.
With His infinite power, God could heal all diseases, wipe out hunger, provide shelter for the homeless, and make the lonely and lowly feel loved without any input from us. Instead of doing all this on His own, though, He lets us have some ownership in it: He accepts what we humbly and lovingly offer for others. Then He multiplies the benefits and uses it to build His Kingdom.
We may doubt that we have the necessary skills to make a difference. We may not understand why the need is so great. We may question why God allows so many people to suffer. Yet in the midst of all those unanswerable questions, if we’re willing to work with Him, He’ll take our efforts and use them in ways we could never do on our own.
Listen to what our Lord may be saying to you today:
“What I ask you to do, you may not understand. Trust Me.
You may think you’re incapable of doing big things. Trust Me.
You may think your contributions are insignificant. Trust Me.
I will meet you in the eyes of the poor, the outcast, the forgotten. Offer your hand to them and you’ll grasp Mine. Trust Me.
I will take what you do and turn it into something eternally valuable – even if you don’t see it. Ask Me.
I will strengthen you to go out of your comfort zone. Ask Me.
I will give you courage when you need it. Ask Me.
Like a gardener who plants flower seeds and trusts Me to make them bloom, trust Me to take your seeds of faith and loving works, no matter how small, and use them for My Kingdom.”
Pay attention when God tugs at your heart to reach out to someone in need. You don’t have to have all the answers, just a desire to let Him use what you offer.
“This is how it is with the Kingdom of God: it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how.” – Mark 4:26-27
Open my eyes, that I may see You. Open my ears, that I may hear You. Open my heart, that I may love You in the people around me.
Thank you for reading my reflection! All thanks to God for giving me the ideas and guiding my words. © 2025 Gina Bedell
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