Blooming roses

The last two days I've not been the usual happy Jenjo. I've had more family drama than normal. Of course, it didn't last long. A little screamin, a lot of crying, and then the forgiveness.

But today I'm sitting here in front of the picture window looking out as I wait for my ride to arrive, and I notice our roses have bloomed. Wow that's nothing special you think. But seriously, just days ago they were withered up and dead looking. So mom went out and cut them back. Got rid of all the dead ends. And within days our roses were blooming all over the place.

I can't help but think about the dead and withered bushes in our lives as Christ followers. The addictions. The low self-images. The depression. The attitudes. The friends. The bad habits. Just imagine how beautiful our bushes (lives) would be if we would just trim them back a little.

This must be important, because even God's word talks about this in Romans 11:21, "God didn't think twice about taking the pruning shears to the natural branches, why would he hesitate over you? He wouldn't give it a second thought."

Makes you think. We all definitely have areas we need to prune. We all have those roses that are just waiting to bloom.