i don't like the dirt!

I know what I'm doing. I have it all planned out—plans to take care of you, not abandon you, plans to give you the future you hope for.
Jeremiah 29:11 The Message

A little girl walking in a garden saw a particularly beautiful flower and promptly picked it because she felt it was too pretty to be in the dirt. She then took the flower home and rinsed the dirt off with water. Shortly thereafter, the flower wilted and died. When the owner of that garden saw what the little girl had done, he exclaimed, "You have destroyed my finest plant!" "I'm sorry, but I didn't like it in all that dirt," said the girl. The gardener responded by saying, "I chose that spot and mixed the soil because I knew that only there could it grow to be a beautiful flower."

Sometimes we become like that little girl, fixated on the dirt of our life instead of seeing the beauty and growth that will emerge in time. But once we have experienced seeing the hand of God in our life, we have assurance that we can trust Him in His sovereignty. So, if it feels like nothing good will ever come out of what you are going through, be patient and steadfast, knowing that God "plans to give you a hope and a future" (Jeremiah 29:11).
By: David Jeremiah www.turningpointonline.org

i love the example of the little girl. she thought what she was doing was right and would help the beautiful flower but in the end only the expert knew what was best for that flower in order for it to thrive and grow. i am like that little girl so often. i think i know what is best for me and i do everything in my own power to make it so. only to discover later that i haven't succeeded in my plans because i don't have the means to make it happen. if i only looked to the "expert", God. He has a plan for each of us and His plan is the best, dirt and all.