The little, red flower

Today I am thankful for the little, red flower I noticed while pumping gas at the gas station. What delighted me the most was to see it, standing erected in the soil, all by itself. There were no other flowers in sight & all I could think was, "I want to be like that flower."

The way that little flower leads her life is how I desire to lead my life: bold & unafraid--secure in my own soil, knowing that I'm always provide for because I'm deeply rooted in Lord. It doesn't matter if the current season of my life is marked by immense joy or marred with immense pain because God's mercy and goodness are unconditional. His love always prevails! He is my stronghold, my roots.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.”
<3♥ Jeremiah 17:7-8