What if we’re planted? I’ve often heard it said that when we feel like we’re stuck in the darkness, we might actually be seeds that have been planted. But in all honesty, when we are at the bottom, blinded by the dark, it’s easy only to see the darkness.

Stuck or Planted

Sandraq Kring said, “The tiny seed knew that in order to grow, it needed to be dropped in dirt, covered in darkness, and struggle to reach the light.”

I heard a story about a lady in another country who was arrested and imprisoned for her faith. Forced into a metal container, standing room only, young and old, she and others shivered from the cold at night and nearly suffocated from the heat during the day. When the guards released them, they treated them like animals and told them to do their business in the yard. Food was minimal. The future seemed bleak. Darkness encompassed the hearts and minds of the prisoners.

Instead of seeing only darkness, this lady chose to think of herself as a seed, planted as a beacon of hope amid a container of desperate prisoners. She prayed and asked not for a way of escape but for a way to offer the people hope.

Planted or Stuck

The story of Paul and Silas came to her mind. Locked in chains, they filled the air with hymns of praise.

About midnight, Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.

~Acts 16:25 NIV

This brave, devoted woman also began to sing. At first, the prisoners resisted. But after a while, the whole container joined. The praise irritated the guards. They made the environment even harder on them. Yet, the prisoners continued to praise God. Instead of only seeing darkness, they held onto hope.

How do we change our focus and see past the darkness that seems overwhelming and blinding? We praise and count our blessings. We remember all the times when God came through and allow God to grow us into full bloom.

Hard times will come, but so will the good. We might only see darkness, but maybe God has planted us. If we succumb to the darkness, how will we ever know the difference?

Let the rain fall, and let God do the growing. Then sit back and show off His amazing bloom in your life, praising and counting your blessings through it all.

Dear Jesus, please give me insight and help me see You even when everything seems dark and bleak. Remind me of Your goodness and give me the strength to praise You, even in the dark. Amen.

Genre: Non-fiction

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