Where Are You Blooming?
Everyone has heard the phrase, "Bloom where you are planted." When I hear this phrase I like to think about a beautiful garden, but sometimes that's not where we are planted. Just as a seed lands in a crack under a planter box, or in a small crevice in the side of a rocky mountain, and sometimes even in the gutter, God might plant His people in the most unlikely places. For some it might be in a job that they don't particularly like, while others might be living in a city that they question and yet others have ended up in a hospital room receiving treatment, but one thing can be certain God can use unusual places to bring about His plans and purposes. My friend recently went on a mission trip to Guatemala. Upon arriving home, she remarked that there were several other church groups who had flown thousand of miles to go and serve in the same orphanage at the same time. Now don't get me wrong, mission trips are great and we want to be sure to serve those ...