What we plant blossoms in time
“For the dream comes with much effort.”
— Ecclesiastes 5:3 (AMP)
Right now, we are in the midst of planting season. Garden centers are filled with the hustle and bustle of customers eagerly seeking items to select and plant. They enjoy the wonder and splendor of watching their gardens grow and beautify their grounds.
There are a multitude of seeds that produce flowers in a variety of shapes, sizes and colors in their season. I find it fascinating how a tiny seed grows and pushes its way through the soil and transforms into a plant.
Spring is the time when yellow daffodils and red, yellow and purple tulips start to make their way to provide a colorful array in our gardens.
Bushes and trees bearing blossoms take longer to manifest results, but when they do, we can see an array of beautiful blossoms and fruit.
Summer manifests its special blooms, and fall brings another differing array of colors. Each season brings blossoms in its season.
Over time, we learn to understand that, depending on what we plant, it takes time for it to grow and take shape. Regardless of what we plant we must be patient for the harvest.
Many of our plans and dreams are like this too. They start with the seed of an idea. Then they sprout up at different times and seasons of our lives, just like the various things we plant into the ground.
Occasionally, I have followed through with an idea, only to abandon it at a later time, particularly when I realized it was not the right thing for me. Like when we realize we don’t possess a green thumb.
Then there’s the storm crop failures we endure when planting our gardens. I have been redirected or detoured by the unexpected storms of life, that either caused a temporary or permanent detour of my dreams.
However, I have learned not to give up dreaming at any age; because many times throughout the years, I have seen my dreams, cultivated through effort and patience, blossom into something big and beautiful.
• Annettee Budzban is a Christian author, speaker, life coach and nurse. She can be contacted at annetteebudzban@aol.com or (847) 543-8413.