Roses

I have always loved flowers. They are evidence of the invisible hands of God, reminding us that He is still creating and perpetuating life, even when we are not aware.
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When looking at a tiny seed, it is impossible to see what will bloom from this minute speck of nothing — the color it will produce, the bloom or fruit, or how large the plant will be. There is vast potential locked within, that under the right circumstances — planted in good soil, watered and covered in sunshine — a miracle will happen. The seed transforms into something more than itself. It gives birth to a plant that blooms and brings beauty, life, color.
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And so, during the waiting times, the slow times, God calls us to sow — to sow broadly, generously, diligently. Sometimes the seeds that He requires us to sow do not obviously promise anything. Yet, we are asked to believe in the potential, the latent miracles inside of these small life-seeds.
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We are to sow with a view to righteousness, not seeing or knowing totally the vast potential of what is in our hands. But ours is to be faithful to sow, by faith, the seeds of promise given to us, to cast the seed of promise into the soil of life, generously, diligently, faithfully.
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And His is to do the miracle. To take all of the planting of faith seeds, and love seeds, and integrity seeds, and faithfulness seeds, into the moments of our lives when no one else is looking; faithfulness to the gospel and spreading the good news; serving our children, and loving and helping our spouses; praying and believing when no sprout of answer is in sight.
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In time, in His hands, there will be such a bounty of beauty, a harvest from the seeds planted in life. We will finally see that He was creating the miracle right beside us.
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So, dear God, let us look at the flowers you have planted and see the potential beautiful harvest of our lives, if we will only believe in the seed potential in our lives right now, which by faith will become a harvest of righteousness beyond measure.