......BLOOM AND BEAR GOOD FRUIT
Sometimes it is hard to see why we are brought to a particular place in time. But wherever God puts us, he intends for us to remain in him, learn and grow, bloom and bear good fruit. That may seem like a tall order at times. We may feel mired down in muck, unable to see the point of it all. Our troubles may feel like quicksand, sucking us down into the pit. We may question why our life must be so difficult.
It is out of just such struggles that God is able to bring beauty to our lives and the lives around us. Without the filthy soil, and the stench of fertilizer, and the storms that bring rain, one would not have as bountiful a garden. Life's dirt and storms are sometimes just what we need to bloom where we are planted through God's power and mercy. If all we were to do is remain stuck in the mud and blinded to God due to the dirt in our eyes, we would never bear the fruit that he intended. God sends the rains to cleanse us so that we can see again. Our life can become a great witness to others as we cling to our Lord when we feel most broken and praise him for all that he does for us.
But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD,
whose confidence is in him.
He will be like a tree planted by the water
that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when
heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries
in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.
Jeremiah 17:7-8 NIV
written by Jan Andersen
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