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Pro 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and
lean not unto thine own understanding.
A young, new preacher was walking with an older, more
seasoned preacher in the garden one day. Feeling a bit insecure about what God
had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice.
The older preacher walked up to a rosebush, handed the
young preacher a rosebud, and told to open it without tearing off any petals.
The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher as he was trying
to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know
the will of God for his life and ministry.
But because of his great respect for the older
preacher, he proceeded to try to unfold the rose while keeping every petal
intact. It wasn’t long before he realized how impossible this task was.
Noticing the younger preacher’s inability to unfold
the rosebud without tearing it, the older preacher began to recite the
following poem:
It is only a tiny rosebud, a flower of God’s design;
But I cannot unfold the petals with these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding flowers is not known to such
as I.
God opens this flower so sweetly, Then, in my hands,
they die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud, this flower of God’s
design, then how can I have the wisdom to unfold this life of mine?
So I’ll trust in Him for leading each moment of my
day.
I will look to Him for his guidance each step of the
pilgrim way.
The pathway that lies before me, only my Heavenly
Father knows.
I’ll trust Him to unfold the moments, just as He
unfolds the rose.
Author Unknown
Article from: Christian Womanhood
VOL. 44 NO. 10 PG 33
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