Are You Blooming?

Today's blog post is contributed by David Trotta:

[Blessed is the man] whose his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.  He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers. (Psalm 1: 2-3)

This time of year is so beautiful.  All the plants and trees are in full bloom.  We have a tree in our front yard that blossoms with bright white flowers.  Its attractiveness recently prompted my wife to say she hasn’t seen anything so beautiful (and my wife isn’t one to gush over things like that).  We don’t even know what kind of tree it is, but we are drawn by its appearance.

That’s how beautiful we look when our hearts are filled with the word of God and His character is visible in our lives.

People who come in contact with you may not even know what it is that makes you attractive, but they will be drawn to His beauty inside you.

On the flip side, I was at a relative’s house recently and there is a tree in their front yard that is nearly dead.  There were very few leaves blooming.  Most of the branches on the tree didn’t have any signs of life.

Sadly, much of the world doesn’t see any life in the Christians they come in contact with.  The church has left its first love.  We no longer delight in the law of the Lord.  We delight in the things of the world, so our leaves wither and we don’t yield any fruit.

Is He on display in your life?  Is His love visible through your words and actions?  Are others drawn to the beauty that resides in you or do they pass by not noticing anything different about you?

The world is hungry for God, so let’s put His beauty on display for all to see.