Wisdom From Sunflowers

When I was pretty young my Grandma Mac taught me a very important lesson, it all revolved around sunflowers. She told me that her favorite flower was a sunflower, I remember thinking hmmm that's odd I didn't think they we're especially beautiful, not when you can compare it with every other flower in the whole world. She then went on to tell me that a sunflower always points towards the sun. Just as we should do with God's son. We should always position ourselves to look up to him, and his will for our lives. This is why they were her favorite flower because they always reminded her to point to Him. 

I was reminded of this lesson when my wonderful husband bought me some beautiful sunflowers the other day at farmers market! I started pondering this many year old idea to myself once more, but this time with many more years of experience behind me.I started asking myself some tough questions. If I am God's child am I pointing to Him? Am I the kind of person that chooses to be someone others want to look up to? Am I the kind of person I expect others to be? I started wondering if I have been looking up to God and his will for my life, or if I have merely been trying to play this game called life without my coach. I think in many ways I have been seeking God and his will, but there are other ways that I am scared and forget to turn to him. I have been struggling a lot with the idea of possibly moving away from Reno, it is the only place I have ever lived, my whole family is here and the whole thing seems pretty scary. 

Yet while looking at a sunflower today I am reminded that if I look to God and his will for my life he will help though it not matter how tough it may feel at that time. I am so thankful that God loves me enough to not only have a master plan for me, but also who gives me little love notes, and reminders that he is always going to be there for me! 

In closing I may not be the most beautiful flower in the garden but I do hope to be the flower that reminds others to point  to God. I would hope that any of you reading this would be reminded that even if you do not think you are the most beautiful flower in the garden you are an integral part of God's plan and that you could be the flower that helps lead others to know him!