Day 5 - Bloom Where You're Planted (Revisited)

For those people reading this who are unaware, I have kept several blogs over the past few summers as a way to help me further comprehend different messages that I encounter along my spiritual walk with God. One of the ways that this helps me is that it allows me to look back on situations, and address them at different stages of my spirituality; thus, I am able to see just how much I have grown in Christ, or in some cases how much I have changed, or been led astray.

For today's blog post I'd like to reintroduce a blog that I posted last summer called, Bloom Where You Are Planted. I hope that you enjoy this post, and that my words might speak truth and bless your hearts in a new and profound way:


"Have you ever been in a position where you began to feel lost, or out of place? Whether at a particular school, or a specific place of employment, did you ever stop and ask God if your current position was the one that He chose for you, if where you were is where He wanted you to be? Or, did you just give it up because it was too hard, or unfair based on your terms?

Far too often, we fall victim to our worldly instincts, with foolish certainty that we are serving God's purpose. An individual must realize that when God has appointed you to a position, He has not called you to that position to use it as a "stepping stone." As spiritual infants, we humans, often become misguided by the presumption that God has only appointed you to a position, so that something bigger and better may come along.

We must begin to show a greater sense of loyalty, as we must prove ourselves faithful wherever God has planted us. The Bible tells us, "Humble yourself before God, and He will exalt you." (1Pet 5:6.)

In many cases, we humans take up a position with expectations for something greater; thus, we often times become frustrated and impatient when things are not going "as planned". Sure, there may come a time where God will seperate you from your current positon; however, it is not until that time comes that you should be preparing for change. We have got to start seeing our position as God's will; thus, we must remain faithful to those positions, refraining from leaping at every opportunity that may seem more convenient, or more lucrative.

In this season, for instance, I hear a lot of people talking about marriage on a daily bases; women especially. "I want to find that strong man of God that I've been praying for, and start a family". Then, a man comes along who seems fit and upstanding, and these same women are so quick to experiment with the first guy that shows up without taking the situation to God first. Women, you have the right idea. Keep praying for what you want, but never let your desires seperate you from what God has in store for you in your current position.

We want what we want on our time and on your terms so badly that when situations become hard, or don't work out the way we planned we lose faith and blame God for our bad circumstances. All the while, God is simply asking us to remain patient, trusting and cherishing our relationship with Him. We stand where God places us just so long as the situation does not begin to become hard, or seem impossible to bear; and when it does, we succomb to our emotions and distrust that God has power over our situations in, even, the worst of circumstances. Just remember that Jesus stood and died for the fulfillment of His Father's desire, rather than His own; thus, He is not asking anything of us that He has not already done Himself.

Stay in your Word. Remain faithful to God, and rejoice at what you have been blessed with. We all have dreams and aspirations for our lives. Continue to send them to God, and have faith in God's plan for you to attain those wishes. Through your faith, God will meet and exceed all of your dreams in due time.

"A piano makes beautiful music only when someone sits down to play it."

We must become good stewards in all that we do. Let us maintain all sense of joy and humility in the Lord's name, taking the upmost pride in all of our daily tasks. Never lose faith that God is moving within your life, and I can assure you that just at the right moment, God's blessings upon your life will begin to overflow.