Sanctified Saturdays: The Water Makes a Difference

Walking the rocky road, going higher and higher....

As I was on a walk recently....
I was pondering the effect of so much rain here in the Southwest this winter. This normally dry, barren and largely brown region is greener than I've ever seen it! There are other areas of the country that are much more flamboyant with color, but in this region, the contrasts are more noticeable. There are predominantly several shades of brown with clumps of green scattered about, so it's a delight to come upon purple, orange, yellow or white blooms. As I walked along, I saw these flowers growing in the middle of the rocky road. It got me thinking about how a little bit of rain, a little bit of water makes all the difference. Sunshine they get aplenty, but water is the key. Then these little flowers just push their way up between the rocks toward the sunshine to bloom.

Bloom in unexpected places!

In life, we can find ourselves in similar circumstances. Places that seem overwhelming or barren. Rocky places full of rocks of difficulty, with boulders of impossibility. That's where we can invite the Living Water to pour over us. We can receive that Water of the Holy Spirit to nourish and feed us, infusing us with Life. Splashing us with sustaining Hope. We don't have to keep our eyes on the circumstances, on the rocks, on the dust. We can turn our gaze to the Light of God and ask for His rain to pour over us. When we invite Him into our impossible circumstances, we invite the miracle of Life to invade, to give us hope, strength, endurance, and persistence. We invite Him to help us bloom where we are, even in the midst of the circumstances. The flowers didn't move, they just received the water and bloomed right where they were! Bringing life and color to the barren places. The Water makes all the difference. Let Him make all the difference in your circumstances, too.

Happy blooms dressing up the rocky region, giving testimony to the goodness of God and the blessing of rain.

"Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, flowing with water clear as crystal, continuously pouring out from the throne of God and of the Lamb. The river was flowing in the middle of the street of the city, and on either side of the river was the Tree of Life, with its twelve kinds of ripe fruit according to each month of the year. The leaves of the Tree of Life are for the healing of the nations." Revelation 22:1,2