The Power of Planting a Seed

The day that my life changed forever!

“It’s impossible to grow a tree without planting a seed first.” ~ EOBAK

You will reap what you sow and what you sow will grow.

I am a walking testimony of this exact concept.

I have been posting content on TikTok for over a year now.

And although my following was growing, my videos were not getting the recognition that I desired.

  • Many times I felt like quitting.

  • Many times I felt like breaking my promise to myself.

  • Many times I doubted if this was the path for me.

But I kept going.

Little did I know that each video I was posting was planting a seed…

At the beginning of last week, I celebrated hitting a major milestone of 5,000 followers.

Yes, it sounds surreal even saying that!

I was ecstatic but this was only the beginning…

God was turning my seeds into trees.

I woke up at 5:30 on Tuesday morning.

It felt like any other day.

I was still on a high after passing my driving test the day before.

I thanked God for the day and went to the gym as I usually do.

I came home, did some work, ate some breakfast…

Sounds like a normal day right?

Well, everything was about to change.

I logged into TikTok at noon that day as I usually do…

But I was not expecting to see this.

7,900 followers!!!

2,900 followers in a single day!

It took me 11 months to gain my first 2,900 followers and I had just done it in a single day!

I was stunned.

God had performed a miracle in my life.

Looking at my recent videos I could not see where this follower influx was coming from.

It turns out a video that I posted on the 16th of February was getting a lot of attention.

The 16th of FEBRUARY.

We are now in April!

It had gone from 4,000 to 80,000 views overnight.

But this was only the beginning.

Before I knew it my followers had shot up to 8,000.

9,000.

9,500.

My views had shot up to 100,000.

150,000.

250,000.

I was living in an answered prayer and felt like I was dreaming.

All of the hard work was paying off.

God was turning my seeds into trees, and my trees into fruit.

In the face of adversity, I had kept going and I was reaping the reward now.

My stock continued to rise and the next day I accomplished a goal that was a distant dream for the end of 2024.

I hit 10,000 followers!!!

Yep, it still sounds crazy to me too.

God had blessed me with more than I could have ever asked or imagined.

But it all stemmed from a seed that I planted in February.

So I tell you this to say…

Plant the seeds that you want to grow into trees.

The seeds you plant today will be the trees that you see tomorrow (or in 2 months in my case!)

Because if you plant apple seeds, you won’t grow mango trees.

If you are constantly planting seeds of negativity, you will not reap positivity.

If you don’t post the video, you won’t reap the reward.

Take a step in faith and plant the seed.

In James 2 it reminds us that faith without deeds is dead.

Stop waiting for blessings to come your way.

Plant the seeds that will attract the blessings.

You never know when God will turn a seed that you plant into the tree that you prayed for.

Remain faithful and keep planting the seed.

God is always working.

He will do his part but you have to do your part!

He has given you the ingredients that you need to succeed

But YOU have to mix them together.

He has given you a purpose

But YOU have to fulfil it.

He has given you a gift

But YOU have to use it.

There are no limits.

The fruits that you will be eating in a few months time will step from the seeds that you plant today.

Set your future self up for success.

Live a lifestyle of planting seeds and you succeed

Because remember

Success isn’t a destination; it’s a lifestyle.

Have a great week!

EOBAK

PS: That video now has over half a million views!!! God is good.