the potted plant

i don't know much about potted plants. i don't have a green thumb when it comes to things growing in pots, but i do know that you don't want to have a plant become root bound in a pot. plants need room for their roots and every once in awhile they need to be repotted into a larger pot.

for the last few years here in twin i have felt like a potted plant. i've felt hindered, i've felt like my roots have nowhere to grow. i want to be rooted in the soil of an outdoor garden where the air is fresh, the sunshine on my face and room to breathe. i feel that the master gardener needs to plant me somewhere else. so what does a pot do when the master gardener says its not time yet?

this has been a time of learning to wait on the Lord, and wait on His timing. mike will be transfering to BSU at some point, but even that timeline has changed, and isn't set in concrete. i must learn to wait. to trust. to rely on the Lord and know that in His wisdom, He knows when the plant needs to be repotted. its not the plant that gets to decide, its the gardener.

for my part, i need to continue to grow. that is my job while i'm here in this pot. to grow, to give off fruit, to provide shade .... and whatever else the Lord would have for me to do while i'm in this pot.

"Blessed are those who trust in the Lord and who have made the Lord their hope and confidence." Jer 17:7