BLOOM

I am not a flower. I am a tree.

A flower will bloom for a time and then slowly wilt, fade, and die. A tree, on the other hand, has a grander, more beautiful story.

A fruit-bearing tree, such as an apple tree, begins as a seed and then burrows its roots deep underground. The process is painstakingly slow. Each of the four seasons come and go and that little seedling eventually makes its way above ground and begins to sprout. After three to four years, it will produce limb, leaf, and root growth and around the fifth year, an apple tree will finally blossom in the spring, grow during the summer, then produce a harvest of fruit in the fall. In the winter, it will rest in order to prepare for the coming year. That beautiful pattern continues to repeat itself over the tree’s lifespan—bloom, grow, bear fruit, rest.

In reading these words in the midst of a season of change, I felt convicted. A deep desire began to awaken within my soul. What could this kind of transformation look like in my own life? What kind of fruit could I bear if I truly my plans, and my daily desires to God and allowed my soul to bloom?
Like a tree in the garden of God, I will grow stronger in His presence every day. My roots will run deep so that nothing can shake me, and my branches will reach heavenward praising His glory. Because it is His life through me, my beauty will captivate, and my fruit will bring nourishment to those around me while planting new seeds of growth in others.

God has called each of us to a specific season and planted us exactly where He wants us to be. We are chosen. We are appointed. We have the power of the Holy Spirit within us. In every season of life, He will remain faithful and strong in His love for us. We need only to respond to His call to love Him and love others, in our homes, our communities, and the world around us. Then we can fully bloom at the proper time and bear the good fruit of His Spirit.
It will be a season of fruitfulness, barrenness ceases to operate in your life
Blossoming is a sign of divine endorsement. It is proof.
God is saying to you, it is time to BLOOM

Trust me I’ve been there? God’s been telling you what you should do but you’re fighting against your calling. Putting the signs down to coincidence or feeling that if you do this first, or get that done first then the time will be right. Plus others are doing it so well and you feel like there is no room for you. Feelings of inadequacy, comparison, and inferiority start creeping in. So there you are still praying about it, but really you are just delaying doing it Comparison and that feeling of ‘who am I to shine?’ held me back. Well, actually who am I not to shine?

One day as God was working on me this message popped up in my social media, “It doesn’t matter how over-saturated the market is. If God called you to it, there is room for you”. I just wanted to bawl, because I knew I just needed to be obedient and get on with what God is telling me to do!

I was ready to stop just knowing and start doing what God says. I was stepping into the vision He had given me. Afraid, but the most afraid fearless person you will ever meet Here is one thing I learnt on my journey from knowing to doing:
1) Stop comparing your beginning to someone else’s middle or end.

A flower doesn’t decide not to bloom because of all the other beautiful flowers around it. One flower doesn’t say to the other ‘oh look, there are way too many beautiful flowers out there, so I’m going to stop my own growth”. Of cause it will look so stupid.

Girl, keep your eyes on Jesus, slay in your lane and before you know it, you’ll be hitting those godly goals too. We all have to start somewhere and the beginning is a fine place for that! As long as you start. My Friend, It’s Time To Bloom

Hope to share more lessons in my next blog.

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