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feel separated from God or don’t trust His promises to you. Jesus said, “These things I have spoken to you, that My joy may remain in you, and that your joy may be full” (John 15:11). When you live in the joy of the Lord, you have expectations that God is going to do something great in your life. Pray for the joy of the Lord to be so planted in you and manifested through you that the crop you reap will spread like wild?re and overtake the ?elds around you. 3. Plant seeds of peace. Pray that the presence of the Lord planted in your life will provide peace that is beyond comprehension. Pray that this peace will grow strong and prevail no matter what your circumstances are. “The peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:7). We can only have true peace if we live in right relationship to God. Pray that God will help you to know His peace in such a powerful way that it brings peace to those around you. 4. Plant seeds of patience. Why do you think it’s important to God that patience be growing in us? It’s because God’s timing is not our timing. He is always doing more than we see or know, so we have to trust Him on how long He takes to bring things to pass. God perfects and re?nes us before He brings us into all He has for us, and that takes time. “Do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises” (Hebrews 6:12). “Let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing” (James 1:4). “By your patience possess your souls” (Luke 21:19). Another word for patience is longsuffering. And that says it all. When you suffer for a long time, it means you put up with more than you want to. Pray for God’s patience to so be established in your soul that nothing you have to put up with will ever uproot it.