My sister bought Momma flowers for Easter. I felt the yellow daffodils and daisies, and pink and melon carnations combined with purple irises were delightful. Because they were bunched together, I couldn’t enjoy their individual beauty. I separated each kind of flower and placed them in five white milk glass vases. As they sat on my table for two weeks, they collectively made the perfect arrangement.
God uses His church made of many believers. We are each created with unique personalities, giftings, and callings that are purposeful. Grouping as a collective bunch for the sake of fellowship is biblical. Yet we are created with callings that may differ from those we are closely connected to. This may cause us to be misunderstood.
Others may not understand as we surrender to God’s will. God may stretch us to the point of being rejected by our fellow brothers and sisters in Christ and our immediate family. This may bring discouragement and disappointment but can compel us toward pleasing our Savior above others.
Experiencing rejection among our peers can be another crushing blow. Our work may carry a less than popular purpose that may not fit into the current trend or the accepted business model. What are we to do but follow Jesus and accept His individual plan for our life? Aren’t we each fearfully and wonderfully made for God’s divine plan?
Wrought in secret and formed in our mother’s womb God has made us exceptional. He possessed our reins, or innermost parts from the onset of our conception. Accepting this makes everything right within our soul and hopefully right with each other.
When believers are grouped together much can be accomplished for Christ. But within this grouping our individuality must stay intact. Accepting others, within the bounds of the Scriptures, will ensure fellowship at its finest and stretch us all toward new growth. Our differences can be the exact combination of strengths, abilities, and callings to glorify God and win others to Christ.
God created each of us with distinct traits which He set during conception. Collectively we make the perfect arrangement for God’s intended purposes. We all have an intended purpose for God. Have you found yours?
Having made known unto us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure which he hath purposed in himself: (Ephesians 1:9).
I love reading anything about flowers. THey bring so much joy. The analogy you create here about us being like flowers working together as one body to serve our Lord is wonderful
Thank you Candyce. I know this analogy seemed a bit off beat but lovely flowers in individual milk glass vases prompted my thoughts in this direction. It was amazing how they stood out when arranged this way. That was one of my all time favorite arrangements.
We are all unique and gifted with talents from our loving Father so we can serve Him and His people. The flowers are a beautiful example of how individually and collectively we can serve our Lord. Thank you, Lisa.
I aged before I learned to accept my own unique talents and those of others. We often struggle to see the beauty given by our loving Father. Thank you Katherine.