Growth

I heard some one say recently “When a plant emerges from the ground the first thing that comes up is DIRT – then the beauty of the plant can emerge”

It made me think – How easy it is to look around at people who have had outstanding growth in their relationships…careers…families and think how easy it all seemed to fall into place for them – when really the truth is they dealt with their own piles dirt on their journey just like everyone else.

Reminds me of this Gungor Song
Beautiful Things

All this pain
I wonder if I’ll even find my way
I wonder if my life could really change at all
All this earth
Could all that is lost ever be found
Could a garden come up from this ground at all

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us

All around
Hope is springing up from this old ground
Out of chaos life is being found in You

You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of the dust
You make beautiful things
You make beautiful things out of us