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| Beautiful tulips from my bestfriend to surprise me on my birthday last year! |
It’s a beautiful day today...
I remember when I first came to the United States back in 1992. God had a great sense of humor when he sent a city girl from hot Indonesian weather to live in a small 2000 people town in Minnesota.
I am glad HE did. I learnt a lot from my host family. One of the lessons I learnt was about planting tulip-my favorite flowers. I told my host dad that I wanted to take some of the bulbs back to Indonesia to plant. I remember clearly how he chuckled and said,” You can’t plant them in Indonesia. They need to go through winter and snow before they can bloom in the spring.” Being me I said,” well, can I put them in the freezers for few months?” He laughed and said that I could try but surely, it will not work because the tulips need natural sunlight, and dirt as well as real snow. So we decided to plant those tulip bulbs in front of their house… When I went back last year… My host mom told me only few survived L I guess they were not planted deep enough that they were eaten and stolen by raccoons and rabbits.
This morning, I saw my tulips peek through the wet ground. They remind me of all the different seasons that God has created. Sometimes, we are going through the winter season of our life. Things are hard, cold, and we have to stay put and move so cautiously. But then come spring when hope flies in the air and everything are peeking through beautifully.
It is important to go through each of the season with full dependence on God’s love and Words. See, we can’t tell God, “Why do I have to go through this God… Why can I just do that instead, speed the process.” Just put me in the freezer! Who are we to think that our plan is better than HIS? (I for sure has always been guilty of this and had fallen sin over this quite often).
However, I am glad my God is not giving up on me… I am glad that He is so gracious of my limitations.
God wants us to be planted deep into the ground (deep in His words, surrounded by His presence).
Only by being deeply planted in the ground will we draw nutrients needed to grow and bear flowers in the spring.
Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.
John 6:35
Only by being deeply planted in the ground will we be safe in HIS presence despite of the fierce winter and threat from sin that we will have to endure.
"The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run into it and they are safe.
Proverbs 18:10
These tulips came to my mind in perfect timing (as God’s timing is always perfect)… So… what season are you in right now? Remember even if it is “winter”, there are so many blessings you can still count…
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