Double the Love

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Jul 26, 2025 · 4m

READ: ECCLESIASTES 4:9-12; 1 THESSALONIANS 4:9-10; 1 JOHN 3:16; 4:19 For my birthday one year, I expressed a desire for a chia pet. I’m not sure what appealed to me about these plant “pets.” They consisted of a clay flowerpot, usually shaped like an animal, that you filled with water. The water soaked through to the exterior of the flowerpot where it would nourish chia seeds spread into thin grooves in the clay. Ideally, the seeds would sprout and flourish, and the owner would end up with a lush miniature garden in the shape of a kitten, a llama, or maybe a hedgehog. Though I didn’t expect to…