There is that age-old saying, \u201cBloom where you\u2019re planted.\u201d It\u2019s clich\u00e9 at this point. This problem I have with clich\u00e9s is that often, we are so familiar with the saying and the concept that we don\u2019t put it into practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I feel like this clich\u00e9 goes hand in hand with another saying, \u201cThe grass is always greener on the other side.\u201d Again, we hear this one all the time<\/em>. It\u2019s easy to forget how true it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n We can always find things to be jealous of. Even when we have everything we wanted, seeing someone else with more than us can trigger jealousy. Sure, we have grass here, but over there it looks so much better<\/em>\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think the \u201cbloom where you\u2019re planted\u201d saying more often refers to using the gifts you have wherever you are, but it is also a call to be happy with what you have. No need to look at the green grass just out of reach; you have what you need right where you are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n These principles apply to so many areas of life. It can apply to material possessions, the talents we have, or sometimes the areas of ministry we are involved in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s far too easy to look at what other Christians are accomplishing in another field and wish we were there, because then we\u2019d be making a difference. But we have been set where we are for a reason. And really, if we are unhappy in what God has led us to do, that speaks more about our own hearts than whether or not what we\u2019re doing is have \u201cimpact\u201d, like that\u2019s a tangible thing to be measured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To bloom where we\u2019re planted is to decide to act with humility despite this maybe not being what we want. To trust God\u2019s plan for us. To do everything we can to the best of our ability. To serve, not because it benefits us, but because it benefits others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is that age-old saying, \u201cBloom where you\u2019re planted.\u201d It\u2019s clich\u00e9 at this point. This problem I have with clich\u00e9s is that often, we are so familiar with the saying and the concept that we don\u2019t put it into practice. I feel like this clich\u00e9 goes hand in hand with\u2026<\/p>\n