I talk to my plants. I tell them good morning, stroke their leaves and tell them what a good job they’re doing just as if they were my students. (I know…wackadoodle) This Peace Lily is in a class of its own and has been with us for almost 20 years; but it hasn’t always looked like this. For most of its life it resided in our dining room, a rather cold and dark place. Its leaves drooped, were few in number, and blooms were rare. This was not the plant I expected. I worried over it, but in the end, just felt helpless.
What changed you ask? Life!
After we moved, plant and all, I began noticing new growth sprouting and soon several buds appeared! Today “she” sits right where “she’s” supposed to be: in the light of the sun, and it shows!
We too, go through cold, dark times in our lives. Our spirits sag, joys are sparse, and that saying “bloom where you’re planted” feels impossible! It isn’t the life we expected. We worry and feel helpless. Can you relate?
Here’s what my Lily is teaching me: We can have an after, too! Often those hard places are moving us to right where we’re supposed to be. Are there growing pains? Yes! But when we seek the Light of the Son and trust Him to tend to us, we will begin to thrive and it will show!
Like with any growing season, change is slow, but the beauty that results is worth the work. And often in the process, the opportunity comes along (maybe through a prompt even) when we can share our before and after story to help encourage others to find their place in The Light, too and finally, “bloom where you’re planted” won’t seem impossible at all!
This is Day 4 of the 10 Day Writing Challenge hosted by @fiveminutefriday. Today’s prompt is : AFTER #10daywritingchallenge #writingprompt #after #growthintheLight #hopewriterlife #fmfparty
So cool, how the before and after stories took their places so close together =)
It was all there in your lily, but it did not show until she was placed where she was supposed to be. Plants are great teacher indeed!
It is interesting how these posts fell, isn’t it! I love learning lessons of God through the things around me! Thank you so much Nabiyagi for stopping in! I so appreciate it!