For Mother’s Day this year my husband gave me a baby rose plant. The plant only had two flowers that were beginning to bloom and the rest of the buds were still closed up tight.
As I was looking at this plant dreaming about what it will look like when it is in full bloom I was reminded that it wouldn’t bloom unless I took good care of it. I need to make sure it is placed where the sun shines brightly and I must remember to keep it watered.
This precious plant reminded me of our lives. Each and every life is full of promise. We all have dreams, ideas and opportunities buried in the soil of our soul that have potential to bloom into beautiful flowers. But like me with my plant we also need to nurture those dreams, water those opportunities and protect those ideas.
If I neglect my little plant it will shrivel up and die but if I tend to it carefully watering it and picking off the dead parts it will continue to grow and bloom. In our lives we need to allow ourselves to bloom. Don’t neglect who you have been created to be and what you have been created to do.
How do you do this?
Here are two ways to start you off:
1. Don’t neglect YOU. So often in life we are running around taking care of everyone else and before we realize it we have neglected ourselves. When was the last time you did something you loved just because you love it? When was the last time you took a few minutes by yourself to think about your life, where you are and where you want to go? Keep yourself well watered and give yourself lots of sunshine and your life will be beautiful to others.
2. Let people in who will encourage you to bloom. There are those in your life who you will share your dreams with and they will instantly tell you all the reasons why you shouldn’t pursue them. Don’t allow those people in. It is as if they are taking those fragile little buds and snipping them away before allowing them time to grow and blossom. Instead share your dreams and heart selectively with those who will encourage you to press on and show you where you need to be better.
We all were created to be beautiful. To bloom where we’ve been planted and live a life that reflects our Maker well.
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