Daily Devotional for March 2, 2017
Potential
Cammie let her backpack drop to the ground with a thud. “Hi, Grandma! What are you doing?”
“Planting tulip bulbs,” Grandma replied. She patted the dark soil with a practiced hand. “I’m just getting started. Would you like to help?”
“Sure!” Cammie looked up at Grandma’s face and laughed. “Will I need to powder my nose with dirt like you?” Grandma wiped at the smudge on her nose and chuckled as she handed Cammie a bulb. Cammie studied it. “This looks all dried up,” she said.
“The bulbs don’t look very promising,” Grandma agreed, “but with watering and plant food and God’s sunshine, they’ll grow and become beautiful flowers.” She smiled. “They’re kind of like you, Cammie.”
“You mean I don’t look very promising, either?” Cammie grinned as she placed a bulb in the ground. “Thanks, Grandma.”
Grandma laughed. “What I mean is that you’re like a bulb in God’s garden. Each of these tulip bulbs has great potential, and so do you.”
“Potential?” asked Cammie. “What’s that?”
“It’s the ability to develop and grow,” said Grandma. “For these bulbs, it’s having everything they need to become beautiful flowers.”
“And what’s my potential?” asked Cammie.
“For you, it’s the ability to be who God wants you to be and do whatever He wants you to do,” said Grandma. “God has a plan for your life—it’s up to you to find out what it is. Read your Bible and pray every day. That’s like watering seeds. Can you think of other ways to help develop the talents and abilities God has given you and discover what He wants for you?”
“Well, I guess trying new things to see what I’m good at,” Cammie said after some thought. “And getting training in the things I like and do best.”
“Absolutely right,” said Grandma. “That’s like the plant food. Whenever you see a tulip, I hope you’ll remember this conversation and ask God to make you aware of your potential in whatever He has in mind for you. Then ask Him to help you develop it. – Helga Lempiere
How about you?
Have you thought about what your potential might be? God has given you certain talents and abilities. Ask Him to help you discover them and develop them to their full potential. It may be some time before you know what you’re really good at and enjoy doing, and that’s okay. Trust God to help you find the best way for you to live for and serve Him.
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