{"id":1967,"date":"2025-01-20T00:08:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T08:08:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/?p=1967"},"modified":"2025-01-19T18:38:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T02:38:36","slug":"planting-spiritual-seeds-day-20-nurture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/planting-spiritual-seeds-day-20-nurture\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 20\u2014Nurture"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 20\u2014Nurture<\/p>\n<p><em>like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment], 1<\/em>Peter 2:2 AMP<\/p>\n<p>Today\u2019s Seed is:\u00a0 Nurture<\/p>\n<p>Today we will be nurturing new believers, or those in the faith who need discipling.<br \/>\nSometimes people get saved and then receive no follow up on how to grow in the Christian faith.<br \/>\nSo, today we will fill our pockets with nurturing seeds and look for those who might need them.<\/p>\n<p>When you nurture something, you focus on helping it grow.\u00a0 So, our nurturing seeds will scriptures that encourage growth.<br \/>\nThese are some nurturing scriptures you might want to share today, but there are so many more you could share also.<br \/>\nPerhaps you might have a favorite scripture that helped you grow, if so, share that today.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Encourage someone to memorize scripture: <\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>I have stored up your word in my heart, that I might not sin against you.<\/em><br \/>\nPsalm 119:11 ESV<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage them to stay focused on their beliefs:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>\u201cOnly take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make them known to your children and your children&#8217;s children\u2014<\/em> Deuteronomy 4:9 ESV<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remind them not to fear<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.<\/em><br \/>\n2 Timothy 1:7 ESV<\/li>\n<li><strong>Encourage them to renew their minds<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>And do not be conformed to this world [any longer with its superficial values and customs], but be transformed and progressively changed [as you mature spiritually] by the renewing of your mind [focusing on godly values and ethical attitudes], so that you may prove [for yourselves] what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect [in His plan and purpose for you].<\/em> Romans 12:2 AMP<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remind them to stay alert<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><em>Stay alert! Watch out for your great enemy, the devil. He prowls around like a roaring lion, looking for someone to devour.<\/em> 1Peter 5:8 NLT<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SGLY Ministry @2025<br \/>\nwww.smilegodlovesyou.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 20\u2014Nurture like newborn babies [you should] long for the pure milk of the word, so that by it you may be nurtured and grow in respect to salvation [its ultimate fulfillment], 1Peter 2:2 AMP Today\u2019s Seed is:\u00a0 Nurture Today we will be nurturing new believers, or those in the faith who need&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2906],"tags":[2989,1116,1327,2991,3,2993,637,2584,2166,2912,2992,2995,2990,2907,2721,2379,2065,2062,30,32,2376,2994],"class_list":["post-1967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-planting-spiritual-seeds","tag-1peter-22","tag-1peter-58","tag-2timothy-17","tag-christian-faith","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-deuteronomy-49","tag-do-not-fear","tag-encourage","tag-grow","tag-january-2025","tag-memorize-scripture","tag-new-believers","tag-nurture","tag-planting-spiritual-seeds","tag-psalm-11911","tag-read-the-word","tag-renew-your-mind","tag-romans-122","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-stay-alert","tag-stay-focused-on-your-beliefs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nurture-1Peter-2_2-.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1920,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/planting-spiritual-seeds-day-5-cultivate\/","url_meta":{"origin":1967,"position":0},"title":"Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 5-Cultivate","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"January 5, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 5-Cultivate Dear brothers and sisters,[a] when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy. 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