Night season for the seed

The following is a prophecy from 5/07 given to encourage faith, even when we don't see it;

“In courage is defeat of your enemy.  True humility has grace and faith, trusting in the strength of the Lord to accomplish His Word.

I am working behind the scenes, beneath the ground where the seed of My Word is growing.  Once it breaks forth into the light of day I will accelerate it’s growth and maturity.

What is the purpose of being in the dark soil, away from the sun?  This is where faith is nourished.  I send My rain to soak down into the darkness and by My Spirit faith grows in the heart.  When it is birthed above the ground then it becomes visible and can nourish others.

The time spent beneath the ground is as night to the new seed, a season without knowledge.  But once faith has broken forth into the light, instruction is added.  Now, I don’t dig around in the earth to check on the seeds growing there.  I have put it in the seed’s DNA to grow.  It is part of the nature of faith to grow.  It isn’t until the seed comes forth and is a tree ready to nurture others that I check for fruit (remember when Jesus sought fruit from the fig tree).  Do not confuse the seasons of faith.

In the heart is all that is needed to nurture or defeat faith (parable of the sower and the seed).  The Word, entering the heart as a seed, will prosper in the environment of love of God, but will die in the environment of love of the world and love of sin.

Treasure the seasons of night where the choices of your heart nurture faith, for here is faith tested.  Here is faith tried, that it might become gold.

Abraham is commended for his faith, believing for a son when it was impossible in the natural to bear a son.  The son was evidence of God’s ability to fulfill His Word.  Faith grew in Abraham’s heart in the night season.  The son, Isaac, was the beginning of the day.”

I’d like to reference Is 55:10,11 also, as in these verses we see that the rain (Holy Spirit) causes the seeds to bud, flourish, and give seed.  We see here that God’s Word comes to life, nourishes us as bread, and gives us seed to plant, which is ministry.  God works through His Word, both in us, and through us. Be encouraged even when you do not see faith at work, for beneath the soil of our hearts it is growing.  Amen