Are You Blooming Yet?

Sometimes I get discouraged with my spiritual growth. Why can I not change into a spiritual giant like the great Christian leaders and disciples?

Already, Lent has come and gone, and Easter is past, and I am not perfect! Strange, isn't it, that we think our lives should improve so quickly when it takes the mighty oak tree years and years.

John Wesley, founder of the Methodist Church, believed that Christians should "go on to perfection". By this, he did not mean that we would ever be perfect as Jesus was perfect, but that life should be a process of moving from one new victory to another.

Have you had any victories lately? Conquered any sins? Overcome any bad habits? Moved on to any new discoveries or truths? Don't be discouraged...it takes time. And just like the tulips and growing things of the good earth, it takes a day here and a day there...here a little...there a little...and finally the bloom appears...the leaves emerge.

Nature takes her time...and so it is with life. Be patient! God isn't finished with us yet...but He's working on us.