Let God Transform You

As I sit here spending time with God..........

I see a flower bud, tightly bounded together and think how we start out as a bud, bound by our past, bounded by how we see ourselves, like shackles around our ankles. But as we let God transform us, bit by bit we emerge out, transformed, as God created us to be, bright, bold, and beautiful.

Like a flower bud, there is so much to offer inside. And yet we can become impatient and tell ourselves that we should be able to produce something extraordinary instantly. But that’s not how it works. Instead, we have to see the potential, go through the process, be patient and understand God’s timing is always perfect. Just as God created a flower to go through transformation from bud to flower, we also go through transformation.

As I continue to gaze at the flower bud I see small imperfections and think how perfectionism is about outward appearances and how perfectionism and being afraid to fail can stunt our growth.

And I think how.....

• Growth is about what happens on the inside

• Growth is about who we are becoming

• And how when we try to be perfect it can hinder our growth

• Failures are a part of life.

• If you don't fail you don't learn

• If you don't learn,

• you will never grow

Let God transform you - press in - grow - thrive - flourish

But whenever anyone turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. And we all, who with unveiled faces contemplate the Lord’s glory, are being transformed into his image with ever-increasing glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. 2 Corinthians 3:16-18 NIV

Treena Salthouse ❤️