He has made everything beautiful in its time. Ecclesiastes 3:11
Several days had passed since I bought the beautiful big, plump rose. I cut the
stem at an angle, under water (as the directions suggested). Then I placed it in
a special bud vase, and set it on my husband’s washstand. Ben loves roses, and
although this flower didn’t have much fragrance, it was lovely to look at.
The flower just wasn’t opening like I thought it should.
“I’ll help it,” I thought. So carefully, I pried the blush color petals open.
Perhaps you have tried to force a flower to open before it is ready. It didn’t
work for me, that’s for sure, to which the photo (attached) will testify.
So often I am impatient with how things are going, and I just have to get
involved and try to “help” speed up the process. I am an action person, so have
always prided myself on not procrastinating; rather taking the bull by the horns
and jumping in.
Forcing this flower to open clearly brought home the message to me that, even
though it is ok to be an action person, it is also wise to be patient. There is
a rhythm, and a time, for everything. My impatience helps nothing!
Thank you , Lord, You make everything beautiful, in Your time.
That is Good News.
Ecclesiastes 3 1 There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity
under heaven: 2 a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time
to uproot, 3 a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to tear down and a time
to build, 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to
dance, 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them, a time to embrace
and a time to refrain, 6 a time to search and a time to give up, a time to keep
and a time to throw away, 7 a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be
silent and a time to speak, 8 a time to love and a time to hate, a time for war
and a time for peace.
Sally Ireland Kennedy is the author of “52 Little Parables from Ireland”, “Words
from the Heart”, and “Irish Thursdays”. She lives in south Florida, with her
husband, Ben. You can visit her website at
http://www.sallyikennedy.com
sallyikennedy@bellsouth.net
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