Choose Growth - Rob Sherwin

There are roadworks on my way to work, with an abundance of traffic cones. At one junction where I stop, I noticed a traffic cone had been thrown amongst a group of plants and these plants were about 8 inches tall. As I looked at the cone, I noticed one of these plants sitting on top of it and my first thought was: ‘why would somebody dig up one of those plants and place it on top of the traffic cone’?

Then I realised what had actually happened; the plant wasn’t withering, it was alive and vibrant! The cone had been dumped on it, and rather than give up, it had looked up and seen light through the hole at the top of the cone and gone for it, growing over two and half feet to push through and then bloom. That plant was now the tallest in the area.

A traffic cone is used to restrict and control traffic and how often will people and circumstances dump on us to attempt to flatten, restrict and control us. But when we look up and pursue the light of God’s reality there’s strength to grow in the toughest circumstance and come out on top!

It’s interesting to think, that that plant would have been lost amongst all the others, if it had not been for the cone. An enemy thinks they can flatten, restrict and control, but God has this amazing way of causing us to actually grow much further through the challenges thrust on us. The defining factor is our choice to pursue the light of his presence or not.

Whatever your situation today, may you get a glimpse of His light, pursue it and don’t give up, for He works all things together for your good and his plan is to bring you through stronger!