i.am.like.the.lotus.flower.

The flower I have always loved, I have come to find out, is ACTUALLY the flower for those born in July (I discovered this here from my Korean friend). How PERFECT! 

~~Do you know the story of the lotus flower? Well, sit back and get ready because you are in for a treat~~


***It is amazing, the Lotus Flower--its story from beginning to end. The lotus flower is something so beautiful and delicate, but you would have no idea where it came from. It is the only flower that is able to do what it does. It grows out of the bottom of dirty, muddy, murky pond waters to create something beautiful. Sadly, it only shows its beauty for but a few short days after which all the petals quietly float off into the water. Despite this, the large green seed pod remains while the seeds inside it grow and mature. During this time, one must be aware, that although the stem may bend easily, it is very hard to break due to its many strong fibers. Once the seeds are fully ripe, the pod then turns back down into the dirty water, to the bottom of the pond, where it releases its seeds for many more beautiful lotus flowers to bloom and continue the process. . I am like the lotus flower in so many ways. Out of the dirty, muddy, messy life I went through in the past, something beautiful has come out (all thanks to God, I must say!), and I continue to live to share that testimony with others to plant seeds and help cultivate with a beauty that is "of one's inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight. For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves" (~1 Peter 3:4-5). 
The lotus flower may be a symbol in Buddhism or Hinduism, but ultimately the lotus flower was created BY God, FOR the glory OF GOD, and it is the perfect story of what He does with us. He is able to turn our lives from something ugLy and into something beautifuL (sound anything like Camp rEVOLution, Refresh friends?? ^_^), and although we may bend, we ARE NOT EASILY BROKEN. AMEN to that! We are created to glorify Him, taking that story of Him turning our ugly lives into something beautiful~~our testimony~~and sharing it with others, planting the seeds, helping to nurture the seeds in others, and then watching as they grow into something beautiful in Christ. 


I cannot write this without thinking about this song~~listen and be blessed. <3 <3 <3 



~~Another With Lyrics~~~