bloom
Bloom is the word that was professed over me at Launch.
Bloom is the word that the Lord has gifted me to pray over and seek his will in.
Bloom is the word that explains who I want to be.
Bloom is the word that describes this season of my life.
Bloom is the word that shows who I truly am.
Bloom is the word that details my entire testimony.
We all at launch were given a key that had a word engraved on it. Mine had “bloom”. It wasn’t in capitalized letters. It wasn’t in bold. It didn’t have an explanation. It was simply “bloom”.
Others had things like “BE BOLD” or “Loving” or “His” or “NO fear” and many more. Some had verses but most had words or phrases.
Whenever I paint or draw I always paint or draw flowers or nature. I have always loved flowers. I think they are beautiful and fascinating.
When I received my key at launch I prayed over it for almost an entire month. I kept the key around my neck every single day as a constant reminder to continue seeking the Lord in it.
A few days ago I was praying and I prayed boldly and full heartedly for a picture of what it meant.
God gave me a picture.
I looked down off of the balcony I was sitting on and saw a single flower blooming beautifully in the middle of a field of dead weeds. One flower. In a field of hundreds of dead weeds.
In that moment I was instantly sure of what my key meant.
God really needs me to keep blooming in the midst of the darkness around me, the darkness I have overcome, and the darkness I don’t often share with others.
God needs me to see myself the way he sees me. A beautiful, delicate, dainty, worthy, gentle, loved, powerful, strong, purposeful flower blooming in the weeds.
God needs me to trust that he will provide me a path and a plan. God cares enough to provide water and sunlight for all the little flowers of the world… why can’t he provide even more for his most prized possession?
God needs me to bloom in my faith. I have come on this journey and he needs me to blossom more than ever before. He needs me to surrender all and take this journey in stride and love and grace and use it to launch me into a new found connection with him.
God wants me to bloom as a person, in my faith, in my love for myself, in my identity, in my walk with him, and in the plans he has set out for me.
My friend Taylor on my world race squad helped me design this tattoo. The word has tiny flowers blossoming off of the word. They aren’t fully bloomed yet. They aren’t done growing. But they still are beautiful. They still have worth. And they are so so loved by the father. Just like me. Just like you. Just like all of us.
Bloom. Bloom means so much more to me than a single blog could ever explain. Bloom is my word.
****WORLD RACE UPDATE****
I am currently in Nepal resting and adventuring with my squad before we start ministry super soon next week. Honestly its been really hard processing this past month in India… but I am extremely excited to sit down and write about it all for you all. I am going to take the next few days and just rest but I will write it soon. Keep your eyes peeled for that!
Love you all!
