Overview
This lecture covers the second signpost for discerning God's will: recognizing seeds in your life. Seeds are small beginnings—opportunities, divine connections, prophetic words, or gifts—that God plants to fulfill His purpose through you.
First Signpost Recap
- God's Word forms the foundation for knowing His will in any season
- Scripture must be the basis for interpreting prophecies, dreams, and visions
- God never leads contrary to His written Word
- Requires renewed mind, meditation on Scripture, and training senses to discern God's perfect will
Understanding the Seed Principle
- Seeds appear small, plain, and even lifeless but contain potential for growth and multiplication
- God often begins mighty works through small, quiet, unnoticed beginnings like a mustard seed
- Kingdom of God operates on seed principle (Mark 4:26-32)
- Mustard seed is smallest but grows into largest herb with branches for birds to nest
- When God initiates things in your life, He often starts with something small and insignificant
Types of Seeds God Plants
- Opportunities that God opens for you to pursue
- Doors God opens for you to walk through
- Divine connections bringing people into your life to enhance God's purpose
- Prophetic words spoken over your life by others
- Dreams and visions that God gives revealing His plans
- Small seeds when nurtured can shape the entire course of your destiny
Biblical Examples of Seeds
| Person | Seed Planted | Outcome |
|---|
| Joseph | Dreams of sun, moon, 11 stars bowing; sheaves of grain bowing | Became second in command to Pharaoh; brothers bowed before him |
| Moses | Raised in Pharaoh's palace; trained in Egyptian wisdom; inner conviction to deliver people | Delivered Israelites from Egypt as God's chosen leader |
| David | Prophetic anointing by Samuel; recognized as skillful musician, warrior, wise speaker | Became psalmist, warrior, and eventually king of Israel |
| Esther | Beauty that positioned her as queen; right place at right time | Used royal position to save Jewish people from destruction |
Key Principles About Seeds
- Don't despise small beginnings even if they seem insignificant
- What looks small in your hand may become blessing to nations
- Seeds must be planted, nurtured, and watered—not kept on shelf
- Faithfulness to nurture small things allows them to grow into something great
- Ordinary qualities like beauty can carry divine potential in God's hands
- Recognize patterns: recurring opportunities or connections indicating God's direction
Personal Testimony Example
- Childhood love for children and Sunday school teaching revealed seed of children's ministry
- Despite resistance and plans for counseling career, God repeatedly opened children's ministry opportunities
- Every door led back to working with children through various circumstances
- Required faithfulness, hard work, and nurturing the seed over time
- Ministry effectiveness came as "heavenly download" after committing to nurture the seed
Warning About Weeds
- Satan also sows seeds (weeds) that hinder and choke God's purpose
- Negative words from parents labeling you useless, hopeless, or destined for failure
- Discouraging words from teachers predicting failure or saying you'll amount to nothing
- Trauma from parental divorce, separation, or loss during formative years
- Weeds must be identified and removed to prevent choking God's seeds
Action Items
- Examine your life for recurring dreams, visions, or opportunities that may be seeds
- Identify special qualities, gifts, or connections God has placed in your life
- Stop holding seeds in your hand; plant and nurture them through faithful action
- Don't wait for something grand; work with what God has given now