Some people will tell you that God told them to do something.  And perhaps I too have had those moments, but more times than not, God will remind me of His word or His promises as I observe everyday happenings.  So today, I decided to put some indoor plants outside.  In the process, I noticed one of my flower pots that had been outside for almost a year now had purple flowers.  Now this was not my African Violet plant.  No, this plant was in a pot that last summer I had sowed some wildflowers seeds into and in spite of my best efforts, I did not see any flowers or proof that I had planted those seeds.  In fact, the majority of the time that passed after I planted the seeds until now, I only saw soil.  This was probably the result of my moving to a new apartment that receives less sunlight than where I lived before… or my sometimes forgetting to water the plants… or the fact that I kept the plants outside even in the winter… Maybe I planted the seeds too deep, or I used bad soil.  Perhaps those plants grow better in Texas than in Maryland – I don’t know.

What I do know is that now my wildflowers are starting to bloom!  Thank You Lord!!! Despite the less-than-ideal circumstances, my plants are growing and living!  In viewing these plants, God reminded me of the Scripture in 1 Corinthians 3:6 “Paul plants, Apollos waters, but it’s God that gets the increase.”  In other words, we can each contribute to God’s kingdom, but ultimately it is God that brings any success to it!  Then I was reminded that in spite of our less-than-ideal situations and circumstances… in spite of everyone else that dropped the ball AND all of the times that we dropped the ball ourselves, God will still bring IT (whatever the “it” is) to pass.  You see with my plants, they did what they were created to do.  They started as seeds, were planted, watered, given sunlight, and they grew and blossomed… It was not in my desired timetable, but then again what ever really is?

Be encouraged my friend.  Continue to wait and don’t lose your hope or your expectation, and in DUE season, it shall come to pass!

 

Since I was outside, I also snapped a shot of the African Violet… and I must say, “It’s looking pretty healthy!”  Thank You Lord!