Today God showed me that I am a seedling.
His seedling.
He planted me in rich soil to grow in Him.
I am weak and wobbly,
but still His.
Covered with a cracked shell,
yep, that’s me.
Fragile and not fully seen,
but coming out to live, grow, and follow the SON.
Day by day, gaining strength and stature.
Until the day I am tall and in full bloom,
and birds and butterflies kiss my head.
Then I am no longer a seedling,
I am a flower.
A bright yellow SONflower
that thrives in the warmth of the Son.
I sense His beauty within and embrace summer.
I feel most alive.
But soon the time comes when my bloom begins to fade.
Something changes in me,
I feel a shift in focus.
From my fading bloom,
I change once again.
No longer a seedling, no longer a flower,
now back to seed.
Not one but many new seeds begin to fill my center.
Those hard shells steal my strength and color,
leaving me tired and ready to rest.
As I droop my weary head and die,
I leave a part of me.
I leave a part of Him.
Seeds fall, pouring out from my once bright bloom.
His seeds.
Seeds that will once again be buried in rich soil,
to live, grow and follow the SON.
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Oh, the beauty of being His seedling!
Bloom, friends, bloom.
Follow the Son!
PS I am NOT normally a poem writer. Not sure where this came from, except I feel small and lanky after first radio show. I feel like a seedling with hope for that big bloom! 🙂 Show went really well overall. God gave us words. I have so much to learn, so far to grow. Yep, I am a seedling! His SON is shining down on me and His sweet B.
(pic taken in my parent’s greenhouse, last summer)
I love this poem. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful image. Thanks for going out of your comfort zone to share.
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Tiffany what a beautiful poem!! Thank you for sharing it.
That was beautiful! Thank you for sharing! May God grant you with many more beautiful words!
Appreciate your love, Alicia. May God grant you beautiful words too.
Beautiful poem…. I love your heart. God bless you…
Such a lovely poem sis, just like you.
bless you, Denise. Thank you.
Beautiful Poem, Tiffany, Beautiful. Been long time since I have wrote, kids make me busy! 😉 I enjoyed reading this tonight, you made my night. Thank for sharing this! 😉
Very nice. Thank You Lord for giving Tiffany these words of encouragement.
Wow, this goes right along with my blog… my title is From Seeds to Sunflowers (http://cindyhaux.blogspot.com). What a great poem! I came from the Internet Cafe – Congratulations on your nomination! Be Blessed and thanks for sharing.
Cindy
I love poetry and adore this poem. Thank you for sharing it with us!!!
BTW, congratulations for placing in the "Cup Overfloweth Blog" category over at Internet Cafe Devotions!!!
Hello Tiffany
You did well with your first poem,the words flow from the heart,Jesus is there!!!! I truly enjoyed the read,have a nice evening.
Beautiful…
And, congratulations on making the top 100 women's blogs on the internet cafe.
God planted that poem in you dear. Wonderful. I will try to remember today as I go about my day, that I am God's seedling.
My goodness girl, that WAS awesome…wow..Powerful…I love how the Lord does that, placing words within our hearts that spill out like this.
Congrats on being nominated top 100!
Hi,
I have an award for you on my blog.
You're not sure where that poem came from?
I'd say God planted it in your heart!
Thanks for sharing it here.
I listened to the radio program. You and B were great! I loved hearing your voices.
This is beautiful.
Bloom has been a theme for me this year. I see you are speaking at Get Revived I really look forward to hearing you! Several of my friends are speaking and I think it is going to be a fabulous week!
Congratulations on being in the Top 100!
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Thanks for the congrats & the visit to my blog…
Been looking around & already am being blessed by visiting your blog… love the connection of so many Christian women in the bloggy world!!!
Thank you for being a blessing to me & to so many others…
Love the words and the sentiment…it is true…he waters us and grows us so that we can reproduce…to pass on what we have to others…new seedlings to grow and reproduce.
Love this Tiffany…great job!
Tiffany, very good!
Wonderful poem, Tiffany.
God always shows up in our greatest needs – I am glad that the radios show went well 🙂
Well, I love it. Amen! Have a blessed weekend sister!
Wylie
I gave you a beautiful blogger award as one of my top 15 favorite blogs! If you have time you can check it out on my blog.
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What a perfect way to way up this Sunday morning. Beautiful post. Thank you~ Susie
So true.
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So lovely, Tiffany….just like you!
Congratulations on the Blessed Aroma Award. You are blessed to be a blessing, dear Tiffany.
Love,
Patricia
Enjoyed this post very much!
"covered with a cracked shell"
my favorite line. 🙂
thanks for letting me know about this!
Beautiful!!!