By Davalynn Spencer @davalynnspencer
Nearly everyone has heard the optimistic adage, “Bloom where you’re planted.” And even though it’s become cliché, most of us try to follow its advice.
But what if our environment is harsh and lifeless? What if we’re all alone? What if we’re in a place we really don’t want to be?
Just beyond my front door sits an old grinding wheel that belonged to my father. I have a pot of petunias on the seat and a pot of geraniums nearby. Due to the southern exposure and stony atmosphere, those potted plants require water twice a day in order to survive summer’s heat. Yet, beneath the wheel, rising from the weed-barrier cloth and gravel-covered landscaping
is a healthy, blooming, pale pink volunteer petunia. And I’ve no idea where it came from.
I first saw the valiant seedling during Colorado’s monsoon-May rains and nearly pulled it out along with other weeds. (So much for the weed-barrier cloth.) However, the leaves were pale green and soft, so I left it to see what would develop.
I thought it might be a petunia, but I have never planted pale pink petunias. Then I decided it was a morning glory and delighted at the thought of it twining around the antique grinding stone.
Nope. No twining vines or trumpet-like blooms. Regardless of what it was, the seed from which it sprouted chose the most unlikely place to grow—a brutal environment with high radiant-heat temperatures and a lack of water.
Yet it thrived, gently reminding me that with God, all things are possible, even surprises.
I’m convinced that God leaves us messages in His creation that relate directly to His presence in our lives.
What have you seen lately that reminds you of God’s surprises and miraculous life-giving nature?
Thank You, Lord, for Your patience and for loving us so much that You place reminders in our paths.
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For with God, nothing shall be impossible.
Luke 1:37 KJV
From: At My Right Hand, 90 story-devotions for women
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