Webster tells us that to be planted, means we are placed, so that we can grow. Placed would mean a very intentional positioning, not merely a random scattering. It would also mean that consideration would have been made to determine the correct placement to allow growth. When I plant bulbs, I take the time to educate myself and make sure my feeble efforts to grow something can result in success. I learn what that particular bulb needs to prosper. Does it need the soil to be wet all the time, or do I need to let it become dry between waterings? Does it like a sand and soil mix or does it need a more loamy-type soil base? What about sun? Does it need full sun, partial sun, or no direct sun? I never know these answers. I always have to read the manufacturer’s instructions to learn what this particular bulb or seed needs to thrive. If I, a minimally interested gardener, would take the time to learn how best to plant my bulbs, wouldn’t our heavenly Father make sure He knew exactly what was needed in our lives for growth?
It’s a captivating thought, that my Father would bring all the powers of His domain and His intimate knowledge of me, to find just the right place to plant me, so that I can grow. It’s humbling to admit that I have been guilty of complaining about that placement at times…many times. I haven’t always seen my placement through His eyes, but through my own desire for something else. I pray today that God will forgive me and give me His eyes and His heart, so that I may grow as He plans for me, not as I plan for me.
Psalm 1:2-4 (New International Version)
2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
and on his law he meditates day and night.
3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
which yields its fruit in season
and whose leaf does not wither.
Whatever he does prospers.
4 Not so the wicked!
They are like chaff
that the wind blows away.
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