The chaos of colour from my flower bed
draws my gaze. Yellow, orange, red, and
white sway in the morning breeze. It’s
chaos!
California poppies self-seeded from last
summer have hijacked the soil.
They
spring up everywhere burying ,the miniature rose and subduing even the
strongest hosta in a sea of colour.
In the self-ordered world that is my
mind, it’s a mess. But through the eyes
of a gardener it’s beautiful.
I
smile and wonder…is this how God sees my life?
Does He gaze at the chaos, the struggles, the failures, the missed
opportunities, the pain and grief and brokenness…and see beauty?
“Look at the lilies how they grow. They don’t work or make their clothing, yet
Solomon in all his glory was not dressed a beautifully as they are. And if God cares so wonderfully for flowers
that are here today and thrown into the fire tomorrow, He will certainly care
for you. Why do you have so little faith?” Luke
12:27-28 NLT
God takes the time to create the
flowers, making them perfect and beautiful.
I think He smiles when He sees them in their radiant colour. And He smiles when He sees us, no matter what
condition we’re in. He made us and loves
us in the midst of our messy, broken lives.
To Him we are beautiful, regardless of where we’re at.
The mess in my flower bed is a
gift. A gift of colour and beauty given
by God. I take the time to enjoy it and
give thanks for it; thankful that He loves me in all my messiness.
THINGS
TO THINK ABOUT
You may not love yourself, but know
this…God does.
“For God loved the world so much that He gave His one
and only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have
eternal life.” John 3:16 (NLT)
Substitute “the world” with your name in
that scripture and let the words sink in slow and deep. “God so loved…that He gave his one and only
Son…”
That’s how much He loves you.
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