A couple weeks ago, I was checking out our gardens to see how everything was looking. In the wildflower garden, I noticed these green stems with spiky balls on them. Certain they were a weed, I decided I would pull them that weekend.
When I went back during the weekend, they were no longer just spiky green balls. Sprinkled throughout them were pink and white spots. I thought they might be flower buds. I decided to wait and see what happened.
This week I went out to look at the gardens again. Those white and pink spots were beginning to open up into flowers! What looked like ugly weeds have opened up to be some of the most beautiful flowers in our garden.
So this got me to thinking. How often do we look at the outside of a person and assume they must not be anything worth keeping around because of how they look? Perhaps if we gave it time, we would begin to see the beauty within as it emerges. Can God use people we think look less than ideal? Can God use "ugly" things to bring us joy? I have always believed He could. Now I know for sure!
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