The Trampled Trillium
They grew there alongside the path, two trilliums. Each morning and evening as I walked by I took note of how they were growing and developing. They were larger and bolder than the others growing nearby and should certainly produce beautiful flowers.
Then one morning only one of them stood tall and proud. The other one had been trampled. Its stem was bent in a couple of places and it no longer was a perfect specimen.
I continued to watch the progress of the plants as they matured and flowered. The flowers were identical. Beautiful, pure white, giant trilliums that reminded me of the Trinity. The bright yellow center reminds me of the star that shone in the sky the night that Jesus was born; it also reminds me that Jesus is the ’light of the world’.
I just love God's object lessons. The broken, trampled, stepped-on plant can flower just as magnificently as the tall, unblemished plant. Both plants were receiving the nourishment they needed through good root systems that enabled them to survive and produce beautiful blossoms.
How often do we become broken and bruised as we seek to fulfill our purpose? It is easy to become discouraged and sometimes it is easier to give up than to go on. But if you do give up, that leaves one less flower in the magnificent bouquet that God is crafting - - one blossom at a time.
Work on your root system, spend time with the Creator, produce a beautiful flower no matter what you have been in the past.
Remember the trilliums: one standing tall with a flower held up for all to see. But God also sees the flower that is only three inches off the ground. They have both borne blossoms and they are beautiful to Him.
~ The End ~
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The Trampled Trillium | © B.L. Cooper
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Zephaniah 3:17...."The LORD your God is among you; He is mighty to save. He will rejoice over you with gladness; He will quiet you with His love; He will rejoice over you with singing.”