It's hard to think of spring flowers when it's late fall in California. It seems I've only just cleaned up the remains of the pumpkin vines when it's time to plant sweet peas. Forcing myself to visualize their vivid colors and deliciously sweet smell, I prepare the ground and sow the seeds. In the still warm earth, the seeds spout and within weeks the baby plants are 3 to 4 inches high. Then they seem to stall, waiting through the winter for spring. My gardening book says they need this long cool growing period to develop a strong root system. The approach of spring and longer days triggers the top growth and a few months later I have a profusion of fragrant, colorful blossoms, my reward for planning ahead.
There will always be times in our lives when we want instant results, and God says, "Wait." We move, leaving friends behind and it takes time to form new friendships. We are injured or ill and must wait for recovery. Our job is terminated and we wait for a response to our new application. We wait for school to be out and vacation to start.
It's been said, "While you're waiting for God to open a door, praise Him in the hallway." In God's eyes, it's not how long we wait, but how we wait. We want our outside circumstances to change, but God is producing strength and character on the inside.
Finally, the result of sowing in our own life, or in the life of someone else, appears. We see we are changed because or someone's sowing in our life, and we thank God.
"He who began a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." Philippians 1:6
Insightfully yours,
Paulita
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