“In that coming day,”
says the LORD, “I will gather together those who are lame, those who have been
exiles, and those whom I have filled with grief. Those who are weak will
survive as a remnant; those who were exiles will become a strong nation. Then
I, the LORD, will rule from Jerusalem as their king forever.” ~ Micah 4:6-7 NLT
One day, our friend stopped by and as soon as he got out of
his car, he ran over to our ditch and said, “Do you know what this is?” Since
we are not plant people, we had no
clue what he was seeing—though we wanted to know what could possibly be so
exciting in our ditch. “It’s Milkweed!” he exclaimed. Milkweed is where Monarch
Butterflies lay their eggs. Our friend dug the Milkweed from the ditch and
replanted it in our butterfly garden.
Sometimes we find ourselves in the ditches of life—through
our choices or through circumstances beyond our control—and God is waiting to
see what we’ll do. We each have the choice to give up and die or thrive and
encourage others to do the same. God is watching the fields, valleys, and
ditches. He’s looking for those whose circumstances are bleak, but don’t allow
it to overtake them. Instead, they find the nutrients and richness of their
surroundings and utilize them in order to stand firm when others wilt and die.
God then pulls them out and replants them into larger gardens where they can
continue to thrive, making the whole garden stronger, healthier, and more
beautiful.
If you’ve been feeling a lot like that Milkweed, something
many overlook and disregard, take heart! Father God sees you as precious and He
is gathering you in order to replant you so you’ll grow stronger and shine
brilliantly.
©Heather Potts 2016
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