Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 28\u2014Uplift<\/p>\n
Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that at the right time he may lift you up.<\/em>1Peter 5:6 CJB<\/p>\n Today\u2019s Seed is: Uplift<\/p>\n Today we will be uplifting seeds that have been planted, perhaps they are drooping spiritually and need a boost of encouragement to set them straight again. Maybe they have become spiritually buried with debris because of a storm in their life and they need someone to help them remove the obstacles so the Christ\u2019s light can shine on them again.<\/p>\n Perhaps someone may just need prayer to continue their upward climb out of the darkness of earthly temptations that is hindering their growth.<\/p>\n Whatever you see a seed might need today to continue its growth that is where you need to plant your uplifting seed of encouragement, help, concern, love, prayer, and hope.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/sup><\/em><\/strong>So then, strengthen hands that are weak and knees that tremble<\/em>\u2026Hebrews 12:12 AMP SGLY Ministry @2025 Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 28\u2014Uplift Therefore, humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, so that at the right time he may lift you up.1Peter 5:6 CJB Today\u2019s Seed is: Uplift Today we will be uplifting seeds that have been planted, perhaps they are drooping spiritually and need a boost of encouragement to set them straight…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2906],"tags":[3044,3047,3049,3,2584,2919,3046,1470,3045,2912,2907,954,30,32,326,3048],"class_list":["post-1992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-planting-spiritual-seeds","tag-1peter-56","tag-2thessalonians-511","tag-build-one-another-up","tag-daily-devotionals","tag-encourage","tag-give-hope","tag-hebrews-1212","tag-help","tag-humble-yourselves","tag-january-2025","tag-planting-spiritual-seeds","tag-pray","tag-sgly-ministry","tag-smile-god-loves-you","tag-uplift","tag-uplifting-seeds"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Uplift-1Peter-5.6.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1967,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/planting-spiritual-seeds-day-20-nurture\/","url_meta":{"origin":1992,"position":0},"title":"Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 20\u2014Nurture","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"January 20, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Planting Spiritual Seeds"","block_context":{"text":"Planting Spiritual Seeds","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/planting-spiritual-seeds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Nurture-1Peter-2_2-.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1917,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/planting-spiritual-seeds-day-4-compassion\/","url_meta":{"origin":1992,"position":1},"title":"Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 4-Compassion","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"January 4, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 4-Compassion Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble. 1Peter3:8 NIV Today\u2019s Spiritual Seed is Compassion The dictionary defines Compassion as a sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it Our Lord is very compassionate, and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Planting Spiritual Seeds"","block_context":{"text":"Planting Spiritual Seeds","link":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/category\/planting-spiritual-seeds\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Compassion-Isaiah-54.10.png?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1914,"url":"https:\/\/smilegodlovesyou.org\/devotionals\/planting-spiritual-seeds-day-3-comfort\/","url_meta":{"origin":1992,"position":2},"title":"Planting Spiritual Seeds–Day 3–Comfort","author":"SGLY Devotionals","date":"January 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Planting Spiritual Seeds\u2014Day 3--Comfort This is my comfort in my affliction, For Your word has given me life. 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\nMaybe they are not growing as well as they should because their environment is not favorable for spiritual growth; ask them what you can do to help them thrive.<\/p>\n
\n…encourage one another and build one another up, \u2026\u00a0 <\/em>2 Thessalonians 5:11 ESV<\/p>\n
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