Reacclimate to Regenerate

I love a good "God-wink" revelatory moment. Last week, it seemed like many revelations were shared pertaining to gardens and plants.  God's creation was speaking loudly, and I am here for it all!

We have two potted peace lilies in my home office from my mother-in-love's service two years ago.  (Roses and lilies are my favorite flowers, by the way). After her service, we brought them home and cared for them. The peace lilies continue to thrive and grow in abundance, so much so that repotting them became necessary.  After we repotted them, I noticed that they gradually stopped producing lilies. 

I used to care for the peace lily at my old job, and it produced lilies all throughout the year, as long as I kept it watered. So quite naturally, "Did we do something wrong?" was my first thought. Nevertheless, the greenery continued thriving. We - well, my husband actually - continued to care for them (watering the soil, spraying the greenery, placing them in good sunlight). I would pop in from time to time to inspect the plants. No lily in sight; however, the greenery continued to thrive.    

Here we are, October 2024--the anniversary month of my mother-in-love's passing. The timing is so ironic. I noticed a lily in one of the pots. Seemed like it popped up out of nowhere.  I was amazed!  The next day, I saw a lily budding out of a stem in the second pot.  Both pots are producing lilies again.  Life was still there; they had to rest and reacclimate to their new environment (the new pots) before they could regenerate. Here's the caveat: what if we (i.e. my husband) stopped tending to them altogether, simply because they stopped producing for a season?  The plants would've died a premature death. Life was still there all along, despite their lack of production of lilies.


Life may shift you into a new environment. You may be in a new position, a new career field or even embarking upon a business venture as a new entrepreneur. You may not see real progress and/or profit within the first few months or year. Embracing the processes of time, learning and adjustment are crucial to the desired success. Give yourself grace, look beyond results and remain committed to your assignments. Sometimes, adjusting or changing certain methods are necessary (i.e., changing the frequency of watering the plants; shifting the pots so they can receive better light, repotting, etc.). One of the ways we can encourage ourselves is by reacclimating ourselves with our why. Why am I doing this?  What brought me here? What initially sparked my interest? Revisiting your why will fortify your mission and fuel your grit.  

Keep planting. Keep watering. Keep tending to your own soil.  Do so in faith and thanksgiving. Speak life while tending to your own ground. Affirm the Word while you work. Rejoice as you reacclimate. As long as life is there, the possibilities are endless. 

For nothing will be impossible with God.
Luke 1:37


I pray that you were blessed by this blog,


Shairon   

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