It was sunny today, so I carried my tray of little seedlings outside so they could get some sunshine.
My Giant Sunflowers (from my Advent Seed Calendar) were getting tall and lanky, and starting to flop all over the place. To help them stand up (so they can grow straight) I propped each one up with a small plastic fork.
Fork support.
I was thinking about the last blog post: about how Boundary Dam provides power, and how in the same way each of our lives provide “power” for the other lives around us: “power” via our love and support … “power” via our encouragement … “power” via our being present and available for them, etc. …
In the last blog post I shared these photos of the power lines coming off Boundary Dam and stretching far away to provide power for those who are depending on that power.
As I was sitting out in the sunshine alongside my tray of seedlings pondering what it looks like to provide “power” for others in our life, it dawned on me that it more often than not simply looks like “fork support.”
It doesn’t look grand. It doesn’t look impressive (like in the above photos). But it’s important!
My “fork support” for my Giant Sunflowers might not look grand … but it’s helping them stand up straight so they can be able to grow tall. My “fork support” might not seem impressive, but it is helping to make a difference!
In my own life there is a special someone who has a giant call of God on their life. At the same time, this special someone has been given a giant obstacle to deal with which has caused a giant disruption to their life. They have had to face giant complications … and overcome giant hurdles.
They have had to have a giant amount of drive … and a giant amount of determination and endurance.
They have had to have giant faith.
As far as my Giant Sunflowers are concerned, the little seedlings have to do their own growing. I can’t do the growing for them.
But I can provide “fork support.” My “fork support” can help them not lie flopped all over the place. Without my “fork support” they would continue to lie flopped over and never be able to grow into the Giant Sunflowers they are meant to be.
In the same way, those in our life who are depending on us for “power” … what they really need is some “fork support.” They will have obstacles in life they have to face. And they have to do their own growing. But we can help lift them up when life gets them down. We can help them stand tall and grow straight. We can come alongside with “fork support” to give them some strength and stability.
Providing “power” for others isn’t something big and daunting. It’s quite unassuming. It’s really just “fork support.”
