{"id":1329,"date":"2021-01-18T06:00:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-18T05:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thephenomenalwoman.org\/?p=1329"},"modified":"2021-01-17T19:07:29","modified_gmt":"2021-01-17T18:07:29","slug":"seeds-and-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thephenomenalwoman.org\/seeds-and-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeds And Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was hanging out with a friend last year and during our discussion, we started stating the things we were grateful for. As I was mentioning mine, she looked at me and said,\u201d Don\u2019t tell me you are surprised at these blessings because you have been sowing the seeds for a longtime.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, those words took me aback for a couple of minutes because I could not remember what I did to have access to all these things God has blessed me with.<\/p>\n<p>As I went home that day and while pondering on those words said by this beautiful friend of mine, it was as though Holy spirit tried to help me remember the seeds.<\/p>\n<p>I started remembering how:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I give a great percentage of my money as a student for kingdom projects.<\/li>\n<li>I liquidate my account to sponsor someone for a Christian conference just in case she meets God there.<\/li>\n<li>I am always giving out my favorite bible after witnessing Christ to someone to ensure they were saved for real. This was even before I entered the university.<\/li>\n<li>I sacrifice my study hours (which I don\u2019t joke with) to witness for Christ to a course mate. It was either in the library basement or the school lawn tennis court (I\u2019m getting goose bumps remembering it right now).<\/li>\n<li>It is all or nothing for me as regards kingdom things.<\/li>\n<li>I made huge sacrifices that was not convenient for me.<\/li>\n<li>I constantly give out books praying that Holy spirit will breathe through the pages of the book and make His person known to the individual holding the it.<\/li>\n<li>I denied myself a lot of things that it seemed as though I didn\u2019t grow up with my age mates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These are the few things I can articulate into words.<\/p>\n<p>When I was done remembering them, Holy Spirit was like, \u201cDimma are you kidding me? Don\u2019t tell me that you are surprised. You have sown and I\u2018m not a man that I should lie.<\/p>\n<p>Inasmuch as you were not expectant, I will multiply those seeds because I am a man of my words but the next time you sow those seeds, I want you to give expecting me to be WHO I AM.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Don\u2019t be surprised at the harvest, Attach expectations to those seeds!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m feeling emotional writing this because I know where God brought me from.<\/p>\n<p>I want to let you know that God has not forgotten your seeds. I know you are probably tired, insecure, heartbroken, depressed and barely getting by. I can relate.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Not everyone will see your seed but they will see your harvest.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>As a matter of fact, I can\u2019t remember crying a lot like I did last year. Some days I wake up and cannot keep up with the responsibilities. Other days, I question if the sacrifice is even worth it. People see you but they do not know how hard it is to keep showing up. It is okay to feel these emotions.<\/p>\n<p>He sees how:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You take care of those kids like they are yours.<\/li>\n<li>You invest so much in people even when there\u2019s nothing in it for you.<\/li>\n<li>You have been faithful.<\/li>\n<li>You have been worshipping.<\/li>\n<li>You have been serving diligently in your place of work.<\/li>\n<li>Hard you try to maintain your moral standards in that uncompromising environment.<\/li>\n<li>You choose him time and time again over positions.<\/li>\n<li>Hard you try to come out of your comfort zone.<\/li>\n<li>You genuinely want to impact your generation.<\/li>\n<li>You keep a smiling face amidst series of disappointments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>God is saying today, Dimma\u00a0 (<em>insert your name<\/em>) attach expectations to those seeds because hunnie I will show up and show out.<\/p>\n<p>I will embarrass you with a huge harvest soon and do not be surprised when it happens because farmers are not surprised by their harvest when they put the seed on the ground.<\/p>\n<p>He is asking the questions below,<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why are you with me and shocked by me doing what I said that I will do?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Why are you with me and shocked that I am who I say I am?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here am I saying that I\u2019m grateful Lord and I\u2019m not surprised because I have seen you move.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ve seen you move<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You move the mountains<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I believe<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ll see You do it again<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>You made a way<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Where there was no way<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>And I believe<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I\u2019ll see you do it gain.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>(culled from Do It Again by elevation worship)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Sis, Let Your Expectations Rise!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Much love<\/p>\n<p>Xoxo<\/p>\n<p><em>Dimma<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was hanging out with a friend last year and during our discussion, we started stating the things we were grateful for. As I was mentioning mine, she looked at me and said,\u201d Don\u2019t tell me you are surprised at these blessings because you have been sowing the seeds for a longtime. 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