You guys, I love metaphors. They make life easier to understand.
So I have this plant that I bought a couple months ago, it was kind of an impulse purchase. When I first got this plant, it had no tag or instructions on it so I just decided to put it on my windowsill during the day. The thing is, if it gets too much sun it starts to get crispy, so what I started to do was keep it in a shady spot for half of the day and then move it to my windowsill when I come home for lunch. Not hard right? So for the first few weeks, I would come home for lunch, water my plant and then move it into the sun. And, my plant was THRIVING. But you see, I started getting busy. I had other priorities and I began to put less time and effort into my plant’s well-being. Surely, I did not have two seconds to move my plant two feet into the sun. And as I would forget to move my plant to the sun, I would also forget to water it. I was looking at my plant the other day I saw that it was not healthy. It wasn’t getting the nutrients it needed to grow. And that kind of made me mad! Like, yo! Why are you dead! I feed you! (sometimes) And then I made a connection that was so real in my life that it hurt a little.
You see, I have been treating God like how I have been treating my plant. That realization stings a little….Okay, a Iot. I’ve kind of been putting God on the back burner lately and still expecting this crazy growth to happen. And then I realized, I have not been putting the time and effort in my relationship with God that is necessary for growth. DUH! How can I expect to have amazing results if I am putting so little into this relationship?? What a wake-up call. There are so many things in my life that are unnecessary and bring no benefit to my soul whatsoever. So, from now on, I am devoting less time to social media, less time on meaningless things, and spending more time with Jesus, the giver of life, knowledge, and wisdom.
You guys, it’s not easy to be vulnerable. But you know what, I make mistakes all the time and I am just figuring things out. Life’s all about learning from your mistakes, amiright?! Thank you for your patience and support. Hope this resonates with some of you:)
