Of Mangoes, Roses and Blooms

I knew something was wrong with my beloved mango tree in April. It was just like the last time, one day the tree smiles back at me, and the next, it's all withered. It did again... not only did it wither, it died.

I've been watching that tree like a hawk all these months, wondering if any of those mangoes would ripen, and if so, when. And then God sent me the answer. They wouldn't, He said: this tree is not for your garden. But don't lose heart, you shall find the right one soon. Maybe it won't be a mango, but all the same, do not despair, my child.

I knew there would eventually be a bad season and part of me is actually relieved to have it over with. And also to know that things will be back to normal next season. 

And sure enough, soon I woke up dreaming about roses. I got up had my first coffee and was still wondering what this was about roses. I get through the day as usual, and sometime during it, I read a magazine, and in it, I find an article with the title: Roses Will Bloom Again. It's something I'd like to share with you. 

Richard was sharing how he was going through the southwest and seen a desert rose, and it came to him in the form of God, who said the desert shall rejoice, and blossom as the rose. And he remembered that it takes God to put the bloom in the rose. But more than that, it takes God to change the desert of our lives for the roses to grow there. Then he moved on in the story about a man who was very sick and getting worse until came a day where his doctor seen his medicine was not working. In seeing that this doctor gave him a word of encouragement which later, this man rose from his death bed and was healed. Those words were,"Cheer up, the roses will bloom again." The story ends with that God is not through with ours lives. Roses will bloom again iin the desert of our lives. 

I know sometimes one feels like one's home is like an empty nest at times and life is like a dry barren desert, but the roses shall bloom once again.

That's how it shall be. Signs- that you would need to read from a different slant, Words- that you would need to interpret differently, and a whole lot of other things. And once you do, that's when you shall step out into your garden, and see the rose, blooming :)