My precious "Tell-it-like-it-is" 4 year old looked at my bloomed out azaleas and said, "Grammy, these aren't looking so good."
He was, of course, right.
The bushes which had been gorgeous in full bloom were now laden with blossoms well past their prime. They aren't looking so good.
This bloomed-out, wilted look is, however, just a slice in the seasonal life of the azalea. I got to tell him about the big picture: this azalea bush is healthy and will bloom again. He looked at those dead blossoms and he looked and me and said a doubting, "Ok, if you say so."
The thing that caught Tyler's attention is true for right now. But it is just a phase. The azalea bush that looks terrible now is going to be a lovely green through the summer and fall and then be full of blooms again next spring.
Our little exchange reminded me how important it is to get the big picture and to take action or reassurance based on what that big picture is--and to learn to trust that God is working out something beautiful, even when it's not looking good right now.
"Grammy, these aren't looking so good."
"That's right, Tyler. But they are going to be beautiful again, just you wait and see."
"That's right, Tyler. But they are going to be beautiful again, just you wait and see."
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