Limitless Blooms

Greetings Limitless Leaders:

It all appears withered right now. Whether the scene from the kitchen window is a tangle of naked snarled branches on your favorite tree. Or a field of autumn’s once beautiful foliage now dried, brown, and neglected. All of nature appears bleak.

It all appears rather withered right now. Your ears are numb from the words new normal, unprecedented, & essential. 2 A.M. is an early bedtime as you put the “finishing touches” on yet another presentation. Your dreams & goals seem lost in a monotonous day-to-day grind. Your giving pouch is nearly empty. Your creativity meter hasn’t moved in months.

In a few weeks, we will witness nature's vibrant colors and blooms transform into a gorgeous array of autumn colors, sights, and smells (pumpkin latte…yum!) By God’s divine order & timing, the life hidden within each tiny blade of grass will begin to go to sleep. Buds burst & blossom only to return to the ground as seedlings. They grow & bloom into objects of beauty with an exuberance that only our Creator could have orchestrated and even this beauty has a season. Here’s the secret: the buds have been there the whole time. They were dormant doing their winter thing. Just waiting, just preparing, to do their blooming thing at the appointed time and in the right season.

Limitless Leader, you are much the same way. No seed planted in you by our True Vine lies dormant for long. No seed in you has withered or become lifeless. You are good ground. Every promise He has made to you is unique, one-of-a-kind, & intentional. All your diligent efforts, planning & preparation, and late night & early mornings are seeds. Every one of your fervent prayers, the time & energy you have invested in others, & your kind, uplifting words are seeds. Sure, you’re tired. That’s an okay confession. Just don’t roll over in bed, pull the covers over your head, & give up. You have something divine in you to do. You must bloom. And your potential to bloom is limitless.

“I am the true vine, and My Father is the vineyard keeper. I am the vine; you are the branches. The one who remains in Me and I in him produces much fruit because you can do nothing without Me.” John 15:1,5 HCSB

Beloved, this is your year to bloom. God’s anointed gift to bless, create, thrive, & mature personally & professionally has always been inside you. Remain steadfast, practice His grace & kindness to others, & every season will be a blessing. Bloom limitlessly where you are which is in Christ.