Bloom Where You're Planted

Mornings With Jesus

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Have you ever felt the frustrating tension between where you are and where you want to be in your spiritual journey? That restless dissatisfaction might actually be causing you to miss divine encounters happening right in front of you.
"Bloom where you are planted" isn't just a quaint saying—it's a profound spiritual principle that challenges our tendency to always look elsewhere for meaning and fulfillment. While God certainly gives us dreams and ambitions that stretch beyond our current reality, fixating solely on future possibilities often blinds us to His presence in our everyday lives. Jesus might be walking right by us while our heads are either "too high in the clouds, dreaming, or too low to the ground, sulking."
The Christian life reveals a beautiful partnership: our part is simply to show up faithfully where we are, while God's part is to "show out" with His power. Jesus made it abundantly clear that without Him we can do nothing, but with Him, even our current limitations become spaces for supernatural intervention. The waiting periods that feel like setbacks are often divine setups where God is preparing something extraordinary. Before the disciples could reach "the uttermost parts of the earth," they first needed to be witnesses where they already stood—in Jerusalem.
Are you tempted to uproot yourself, hoping things will be better somewhere else? Before making that move, consider whether you might be missing Jesus in the seemingly ordinary moments of your current situation. The abundant life you seek might not require a change of scenery but a change of perspective. Today, choose to be that witness who recognizes Christ's presence right where you are, trusting that as you make His presence known to others, He will faithfully reveal Himself to you.

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Chapters

1. Welcome & Introduction (00:00:00)

2. Understanding "Bloom Where Planted" (00:00:35)

3. Being vs. Doing with God (00:01:04)

4. Challenge to Remain & See Jesus (00:02:00)

5. Closing Encouragement (00:03:03)

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