This is my hibiscus plant, I have 3, planted on the side of my house. The first year I planted them, there really wasn't much activity. I went out there nearly every day, to see if I saw anything...just a glimpse of a bloom, but there wasn't a single one. I had expectations for these plants the day I planted them...and it simply wasn't happening.
Had I dug deep enough? Was it getting enough water? Was I doing everything that I needed to do to provide it all that it needed to survive and be all that it was suppose to be?
The next year, I saw some improvement, some growth - and the blooms, were incredible. Only lasting for one day, they are magnificent! Nearly 8 inches in width - the blooms are either all the way open wide or not at all. But that year, I saw that the answers to the questions a year before were yes!
Such is life...you know we do all that we can - all that we know to do - but we don't always see the proof until months or years later.
Much like flowers....are children. They are a gift from God, but for a mere moment. You have just a small period of time to make sure that the soil is right, that you are feeding them and nurturing them enough for them to grow. Grow up and be great men and women of God, Godly parents, etc.
I know that as a mom to five children, I am doing all that I know to do, in my heart. I am raising them to love God first and foremost. To follow His commandments. I am learning not to go out and look every single day to see the improvement - to see signs of success...because it may not be there. My expectations? I have high expectations for my children, but it may take years to see the blooms - to see that what we are doing to feed and water them and do what God has called us as parents to do...is working. Until then, I need to know and trust in Him. Knowing that His word never fails - but it accomplishes everything it says it will.
My ultimate prayer for my children:
Ephesians 3:16-20 (NLT)
I pray that from his glorious, unlimited resources he will empower you with inner strength through his Spirit. Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God. Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think.
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