Bloom where you are planted
Bloom where you are planted
My mother used to say this: "Bloom where you are planted".
God has something important for you to do. For most of us, you can find what that is by looking around you. You probably have a ministry to the people in your family, your neighbors, the needy in your city, the elderly, students struggling in school, refugees moving into the country, young parents trying to keep their wits together while raising kids, older parents with teenagers, prisoners ... there is almost certainly someone around you who needs your help. Find them. Help them.
Take root in a local fellowship and grow together with others there. Serve together, be light together.
Find problems that are near you where you can make a difference. Don't spend all your time and attention on things that you cannot change. Don't waste your energy worrying about all the scary things that might happen - most of them don't. Find ways to be light and life where you are planted.
God has something important for you to do. For most of us, you can find what that is by looking around you. You probably have a ministry to the people in your family, your neighbors, the needy in your city, the elderly, students struggling in school, refugees moving into the country, young parents trying to keep their wits together while raising kids, older parents with teenagers, prisoners ... there is almost certainly someone around you who needs your help. Find them. Help them.
Take root in a local fellowship and grow together with others there. Serve together, be light together.
Find problems that are near you where you can make a difference. Don't spend all your time and attention on things that you cannot change. Don't waste your energy worrying about all the scary things that might happen - most of them don't. Find ways to be light and life where you are planted.
2 x
Is it biblical? Is it Christlike? Is it loving? Is it true? How can I find out?
-
- Posts: 10
- Joined: Wed Nov 09, 2016 8:41 am
- Location: Indiana
- Affiliation: Brethren
- steve-in-kville
- Posts: 9631
- Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:36 pm
- Location: Pennsylvania
- Affiliation: Hippie Anabaptist
Re: Bloom where you are planted
I think every christian has a "ministry" of their own of sorts. And its not always the most glorious calling, either. I think simply being a faithful husband and father goes a long way these days!
1 x
I self-identify as a conspiracy theorist. My pronouns are told/you/so.
Owner/admin at https://milepost81.com/
For parents, railfans, and much more!
Owner/admin at https://milepost81.com/
For parents, railfans, and much more!
-
- Posts: 16441
- Joined: Sat Oct 22, 2016 12:09 pm
- Location: U.S. midwest and PNW
- Affiliation: Christian other
Re: Bloom where you are planted
kindly, not long after i found MD, george shared his view on this, about how every Christian has the ability to minister to others. i'd never thought of it just like that; i keep learning more+more about it, as time moves along. it's a marvelous thing that Jesus, Himself, modeled for us.steve-in-kville wrote:I think every christian has a "ministry" of their own of sorts. And its not always the most glorious calling, either. I think simply being a faithful husband and father goes a long way these days!
0 x
Most or all of this drama, humiliation, wasted taxpayer money could be spared -
with even modest attempt at presenting balanced facts from the start.
”We’re all just walking each other home.”
UNKNOWN
with even modest attempt at presenting balanced facts from the start.
”We’re all just walking each other home.”
UNKNOWN
-
- Posts: 1482
- Joined: Tue Nov 01, 2016 9:00 pm
- Affiliation: church of Christ
Re: Bloom where you are planted
Good post, Boot.
This is something I struggle with in thought... Perhaps I've got some tumbleweed in me?
This is something I struggle with in thought... Perhaps I've got some tumbleweed in me?
0 x
Ponder anew what the Almighty can do
- gcdonner
- Posts: 2026
- Joined: Fri Oct 21, 2016 11:17 am
- Location: Holladay, TN
- Affiliation: Anabaptiluthercostal
Re: Bloom where you are planted
Dandelions are often blown around with the wind, but sprout very pretty blossoms all over the lawn. I must be like a dandelion, since I have been blown around a bit, but do believe that I have blossomed in a couple of those places. The flowers on dandelions are short lived, but still serve a purpose. Most flowers are like that, only blooming for short periods of time. It amazes me the very different places that some flowers can bloom in under even harsh environments.KingdomBuilder wrote:Good post, Boot.
This is something I struggle with in thought... Perhaps I've got some tumbleweed in me?
T1 was looking for an idiot icon, well, T1, I'm a blooming idiot, does that help?
1 x
Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed
rightly dividing the word of truth.
rightly dividing the word of truth.
Re: Bloom where you are planted
gcdonner wrote:T1 was looking for an idiot icon, well, T1, I'm a blooming idiot, does that help?
0 x
Is it biblical? Is it Christlike? Is it loving? Is it true? How can I find out?
- steve-in-kville
- Posts: 9631
- Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:36 pm
- Location: Pennsylvania
- Affiliation: Hippie Anabaptist
Re: Bloom where you are planted
Happy throw-back Thursday!
After 4+ years, I believe this thread needs a re-boot in our current state of affairs.
After 4+ years, I believe this thread needs a re-boot in our current state of affairs.
3 x
I self-identify as a conspiracy theorist. My pronouns are told/you/so.
Owner/admin at https://milepost81.com/
For parents, railfans, and much more!
Owner/admin at https://milepost81.com/
For parents, railfans, and much more!
Re: Bloom where you are planted
Interesting timing. I'm in a re-boot phase in my ministry, and this is a good thing for me to be hearing right now.steve-in-kville wrote: ↑Thu May 20, 2021 4:15 am Happy throw-back Thursday!
After 4+ years, I believe this thread needs a re-boot in our current state of affairs.
0 x
Is it biblical? Is it Christlike? Is it loving? Is it true? How can I find out?
- steve-in-kville
- Posts: 9631
- Joined: Wed Nov 02, 2016 5:36 pm
- Location: Pennsylvania
- Affiliation: Hippie Anabaptist
Re: Bloom where you are planted
I look at my Christian walk (career?) and look back at the times when I was thriving as a person, and also the times I was merely surviving.
A good lumberjack that saws trees down can look at the rings on a tree and determine what kind of life that tree had: what years were wet, what years were dry, sometime even into more depth than that.
I've been journaling for 15+ years now and when I add notebooks to the box where I keep them, I often go back and shuffle through the older ones: looking at the times I was filling a notebook once every ten days, and the times that a notebook lasted all summer. I can tell when I was blessed and really "in tune" with my spiritual side and was ambitious in life's various projects. I can also tell when I just struggled to get through the days/weeks.
A good lumberjack that saws trees down can look at the rings on a tree and determine what kind of life that tree had: what years were wet, what years were dry, sometime even into more depth than that.
I've been journaling for 15+ years now and when I add notebooks to the box where I keep them, I often go back and shuffle through the older ones: looking at the times I was filling a notebook once every ten days, and the times that a notebook lasted all summer. I can tell when I was blessed and really "in tune" with my spiritual side and was ambitious in life's various projects. I can also tell when I just struggled to get through the days/weeks.
0 x
I self-identify as a conspiracy theorist. My pronouns are told/you/so.
Owner/admin at https://milepost81.com/
For parents, railfans, and much more!
Owner/admin at https://milepost81.com/
For parents, railfans, and much more!