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Does God Want Me to Bloom?

Got any recollections of 2020? Can you remember the masking, the shortages, the isolation and togetherness of Sheltering in Place?

I’ll never forget it, because hours before the order took effect, I drove to another city to pick up a puppy. It seemed like the perfect time for puppy training, so I doubled down and picked up two, just to make life interesting.

I now realize this wasn’t my most lucid moment. Since puppies need exercise, for the next six months, I walked through our coastal neighborhood each morning with my oldest daughter, on puppy duty. I never minded the chore, truth be told. Swaying palm trees, tropical plants, and flowerbeds bursting with Pinterest-worthy blooms lined our route. It was breathtaking—until I turned the corner back to our house.

Our yard has been a horticultural nightmare since we moved there. It's a chaotic mix of unruly bushes, half-dead plants, and trees that clearly missed the memo about thriving. This is not AT ALL what I long for. I want a prolific display--colors exploding with blooms—EVERYWHERE possible. Not because I want to keep up with the Joneses, but because, for me, this picture represents what I desire for my life to display spiritually.

I have talked with enough women to know that you and I are not that different. Within each of us, lives a God-given longing that is similar. You and I are aiming for purpose, a desire to leave a positive and lasting impact on our world—to be prolific bloomers, unafraid of life's storms and disasters. In essence, we long to flourish without inhibition.

But let's be honest, most of us resemble my sorry excuse for a yard—struggling, half-dead, and devoid of any noteworthy splendor. The common thread between us is an unexplainable yearning for more.

My friend, these are God-given seeds planted within us. Speaking to His followers, Jesus said:

This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples. —John 5:8 NIV

God's purpose for you and me is to become prolific bloomers--right here, right now. He wants your life to be profoundly fruitful and has provided everything necessary for becoming your most flourishing self. Together, let’s explore what it means to flourish and dare to believe that God has designed your life for fierce, unstoppable blooming.

I can’t wait for you to experience it.