I asked a question to one of my mentees the other day and that question was this , "if you do not become who God has called you to be, what will the world miss out on? If you allow fear and lies to hold you back from being who God has made you to be what will the world miss out on? what will your family miss out on? You see, the glory of God is released fully when we are who we were called to be and are living in a way God intended us to be. I truly believe that the Glory of God is fully released when we live out loud. Things like self-pity and false humility cause us to down ourselves. But if we could take the time to ask why we do what we do, and ask God to show us who we really are, we can begin to shine. Each of us has something marvelous the world is waiting for, we all have something to give. What you have is not to small or insignificant. You were made to release the glory of God through being genuinely you.
So what does this all have to do with love? The reality of it is that in our pursuit of love often times we connect with people that do not allow us to live out loud, or do not encourage us to kick fear in the face. I have learned that in life and in love you will be most happy when you have people around you that see who are called to be and push you to get there, you do not want people around you that are satisfied with you being mediocre becuase they are mediocre. In order for flowers to blossom they must surround themselves with other flowers, they must be planted in good soil, and the must be in a place where they are in the sunlight not under other peoples shadows. Lastly, a flower must have someone who knows what kind of flower they are called to be and exactly how much water and sunlight to provide to it. Not just that, But the people around that flower must know when to apply fertilize and when to move it to a different pot. A flower can not grow on it's, it needs the help of those around it. Not only to care and nature for it , but to enjoy it's beauty becuase in the fullness of the flower we all embrace the beauty and creativity of God. We too must surround ourselves with those things. we must have others around us that are dreamers and visionaries. In a garden full of flowers, you are still needed, and if you do not blossom, the world will miss out. You maybe that one flower that brings a marriage back together, or consoles a broken heart or lights up a room. Whatever it is, what you have to bring to the world is important. Surround yourself with those that will help you blossom!
