In full Bloom

Flowers bloom at their appointed time.

God knows just when each and every flowers time to bloom is; and He knows even more so, when it's our time to bloom.

There may be times when you don't think you will ever reach your full potential in your career, your social life, or your family life, but rest assured, God knows just when your time to bloom will be!

Not a moment too soon will you achieve your goals. It will be at the exact moment that God has pre-appointed you to shine! All will see your beautiful petals (accomplishments) in their full array when you least expect it, and when others have counted you out.

So If you don't think you're blooming at the same time as others, or it seems your budding has stalled in life's greenhouse, take comfort knowing that God has your blooming time already scheduled!

Lights on...Lights off

Lighting up the world

We are sometimes afraid to shine our light because light has a way of revealing things, and uncovering that which was hidden. Light brings attention to ourselves and invites others to see what we have going on. We shouldn't be afraid of this inspection, rather embrace it and use it as an opportunity to share what God has done in our life to make us a better person; and we should want to help others receive the same. Too often we don't help others let their light shine, because we are afraid they will outshine our own light!

The inner light we have doesn't do any good if we don't turn it on; and it won't turn on, if the power source is not adequate. Make sure your light can shine brightly by being plugged into the ultimate power source, which is Jesus! Our light can't be any good to anybody else if we don't turn it on for others to see.

Walk by Faith

A Faith walk is a journey into the unknown!

It does not mean we will clearly see the path, nor will we have a self- made plan to guide us. We will not know the specific outcome, or when we will reach the goal. Faith is letting ourselves be led, guided and shown the steps along the journey.

Not only will God be our GPS and navigation; He will also be our strength and encouragement when we feel overwhelmed. God prepares the path, guides us through the obstacles, and gives us endurance to reach the destination He has planned. Our only task is to FOLLOW.

Following is indeed difficult when we don't know where we're going or how to get there. We are used to having some sort of plan of action to achieve a desired result, but our thinking and planning doesn't compare to what the Lord has for us. We must learn to listen to what God is telling us to do, pray for the direction and strength, and take action by heeding to His word.

For we walk by Faith, not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7