How can I take root and flourish if I am not planted in the right place? I don’t think that I, a child of God, can be healthy and bloom and prosper until I am aligned with Him.
I was pretty lost during my college years. I could blame it on my choice of a major or the type of university I chose or the distance I was from home, but none of these was the problem. The problem was that I didn’t know who I was or what I needed or even what I wanted! I was clueless.
Now, I can clearly see the issue—I did not know who I was in God. I didn’t even know what that meant or what being close to God could create in my life. I just did my best to keep up appearances and do what everyone else around me was doing, none of which felt like what my heart was longing for. I didn’t know how to listen to my heart, or God. In fact, learning to listen to what is true to my soul has been a lifelong process.
God shows me warning signs when I’m planted in the wrong place. Life feels meaningless and irrelevant. I become fearful, anxious and confused. I find myself doing things that are in conflict with who I want to be. My spirit wanes. I need the right sun…God’s precious Son. When my face is in His light, good things surround me and I grow in the right direction.
I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. John 15:5
Meeting God at the Park 