Blooming Where You're Planted!

[Eldons Wife]

You know I love Paul, and I want to share a little about him!

 I titled this devtion, blooming where your planted because of Paul's experience, in jail. He still managed to have God's peace in there, and he bloomed.

Phill. 1:12- But I want you to know , brehren, that the things which happened to me have actually turned out for the futherance of the gospel.

1:13- so that it has become evident to the whole palace guard, and to the rest, that my chains are in Christ.

I just want everyone to think right now about a bad situation you've been in, or are in right now, and try to think of how you can or could have had peace wiht God, fuhtering the gospel.

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-Eldons Wife

 

[carmen]

amen yes. reminds me of the fact that the lillies grow in the valley's best. And there is always plenty of water there. The valley's are not an easy place to be. But produce much in our life's and the life's of others around us.Thanks for the post.

 

[Gerry]

God always meets us where we are! And it is there that we must bloom by planting ourselfs deep in God, and abide in Him and He in us. Otherwise as a Christian we fizzle and never amount to anything for His Glory!

 

[altya]

Even the title is an inspiration by itself. Thanks for this awesome word.

 

[GraftMeIn]

Thanks so much for sharing this. It realy speaks to me.

It realy makes me think about how different types of seeds require different growing conditions in order to germinate.

Some seeds require a period of complete darkness in order to germinate and then have to be brought out into the light once they do. Others require total exposure to the light in order to germinate.

Some seed requires a cold treatment. While others need to be exposed to extreme heat by fire.

Some seed requires little treatment of any type at all, they readily self sow. While others require a scaring proccess in which they need to be scratched up, or damaged on the surface.

I can't help but see how God works in each of our lives in much the same way in order to get us to grow. Yes we are the seeds he has planted! May we all Bloom where he has planted us!

 

[Blessed-one]

amen!