The Beauty of a Planting Season: Small Seeds, Big Faith
A planting season can feel quiet and unseen, but it is often where the deepest faith grows.
Do you ever wonder if your faith is enough? Or whether what you’re doing with it really counts?
I know I have.
I’ve heard stories of God moving in incredible ways through people, and I’ve looked at my own life and wondered if my faith is big enough for God to use me in that way.
Thankfully, He’s kind enough to show us it doesn’t work that way.
He uses who He chooses, how He chooses.
Our role is to take the next obedient step, even if it feels small.
You may feel like you’re barely scratching the surface, especially when so many people are hurting or far from Jesus.
But your quiet steps of obedience still delight the Lord.
What a Planting Season Looks Like
Not every yes is loud.
Not every act of faith is celebrated.
Sometimes faith looks like folding laundry, sending a text, or showing up when you’d rather hide.
“Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.” – Psalm 126:5
Hidden Obedience Isn’t Wasted
In Matthew 25, Jesus tells a story about servants entrusted with talents. Two multiplied what they were given. One buried his in fear.
The master didn’t reward fear.
He honored faithfulness.
The issue wasn’t how much they started with. It was what they did with it.
The master took the unused talent from the fearful servant and gave it to the one who had been faithful.
God entrusts more to those who are faithful with little. Inaction, especially when rooted in fear, can keep us from what He wants to do through us.
This isn’t just about money.
It’s about time, gifts, and opportunities, whether big or small. It’s about how we carry what God places in our hands.
We also see this in the Proverbs 31 woman.
She can feel like a highlight reel, but really, she was doing the work. She rose early, managed her home, made wise decisions, and served others.
It wasn’t flashy.
It was faithful.
She wasn’t admired for doing everything, but for how she lived—with wisdom, strength, and fear of the Lord. Her quiet obedience honored God.
That kind of faithfulness still matters.
Whether or not your to-do list looks like hers, the posture of your heart is what matters most.
Keep sowing in faith.
How to Walk Through a Planting Season
Be Faithful with the Small
What you plant today might lead to someone else’s harvest tomorrow.
Trust What You Can’t See
Roots grow before fruit appears. God does deep work underground.
Speak Life Over Your Efforts
Don’t cancel your faith with doubt. Declare God’s promises over what you’ve sown.
Don’t Dig Up What You Planted
Faith lets the seed stay buried. Trust God with the process and the pace.
Remember Who Oversees the Soil
You are not planting alone. The Spirit is watering.
Truth to Hold Onto
“What you plant in faith today, God will grow in His time. His harvest never comes up empty.”
“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” – Galatians 6:9
“Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much.” – Luke 16:10
Reflection Questions
What if your most impactful spiritual work is happening in the moments no one sees?
Are you trusting Him with the harvest and the process?
Book Recommendation for the Planting Season
If you’re in a quiet, faithful season and wondering if it matters, Anonymous: Jesus’ Hidden Years… and Yours by Alicia Britt Chole is a beautiful reminder that hiddenness is not a punishment.
It is often where God does His deepest work.
Prayer
Lord, help me see the value in the small.
When I’m tempted to believe that only visible things matter, remind me that You multiply the quiet things done in secret.
May my life reflect steady faith and quiet obedience.
Use my small seeds for big Kingdom things this planting season.
In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
Keep Sowing, Even in Silence
✨ This is part of the Spiritual Seasons Series — a 7-part look at how God shapes us.
If you’re in a planting season, don’t despise the quiet or the small.
Keep showing up, keep sowing, and trust that God is working even when you can’t see it yet. One day, you’ll look back and realize these were the moments He was preparing you for all along.
May you navigate this planting season with steady faith and quiet confidence, trusting that what feels small today is never wasted in God’s hands.
