UNFOLDING THE
ROSEBUD - GOD'S WILL FOR OUR LIVES
A young, new
preacher was walking with an older, more seasoned preacher in the garden
one day and feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he
was inquiring of
the older preacher. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed
the young
preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals.
The young preacher looked in disbelief at the
older preacher and was trying to figure out
what a rosebud could possibly have to do with
his wanting to know the WILL OF GOD
for his life and for his ministry.
Because of
his high respect for the older preacher, he
proceeded to
while keeping every petal intact...It wasn't long before he realized how it
was impossible to do so.
Noticing the
younger preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud while keeping it
intact,
the older preacher began to tell the following poem...
UNFOLDING THE
ROSEBUD
It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of GOD's design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known
to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so sweetly
When in my hands they fade and die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud
This flower
of GOD's design,
Then how can I think I have wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?
So I'll trust in
Him for His leading,
Each moment of every day.
I will look to Him for His guidance
Each step of
the pilgrim way.
The pathway that lies before me,
Only my
heavenly Father knows.
I'll trust Him to unfold the moments,
Just as He
unfolds the rose.
-- Author Unknown
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