Roses, Damaged Petals / Mrs Dianne Mcqueen

Mrs Dianne Mcqueen

Pastor's Wife

Victory Baptist Church

South Boardman, MI

Roses, Damaged Petals

            Have you ever tried to take a rose apart? Doesn't work does it . In a lot of ways our life is like a rose, let's take a look and see.

Roses start off as a bud. They are very fragile and need lots of care to grow. We start off as a small baby and we also need lots of care to grow .The rose grows up and the petals open to reveal a beautiful pink, red or yellow flower. Petals are very soft and they smell good. As we grow up to be a beautiful young lady, different nationalities and colors, we too are very soft and sweet. The more the rose matures  and opens the more beautiful it becomes. The more we grow, the more we mature the more beautiful we become .I Tim. 2:9

         Then time and nature take over and the petals start to turn brown on the edges, someone has picked it and tried to keep it for a few days in a vase of water. Leaves start to wither and drop and its almost at the end of its life.  It can't be refreshed, its head has drooped and finally it has to be put in the trash.

           Time and the world have taken over the young lady. She tries to live for the Lord but sin scars her and puts a brown spot on her life. Someone  has showed her what the world has to offer and she thinks it looks good. Problem with that is the devil does make sin look good. Rom 6:23  She's now running with the wrong crowd, her life is a mess. In and out of relationships, job after job. No peace, her head is drooped. Finally to her, her life is over when a soulwinner comes and her petals ARE refreshed. She's not ready for the trash.  She has a new life to live and a new Savior to live it for. Rom. 6:14. Would to God we could keep every young girl on the right path so she has no chance to go ruin her life with the world. Look around you at the young ladies you have contact with and find ways to keep them on that straight and narrow path.

         The next time you see a rose, remember you are  sweeter and more precious to the Lord than all the roses. God loves you and God is good.