i am known for my beautiful African violets. Normally, I have two perched on an small wooden table in my kitchen. I have divided them as they get too big and given away maybe 40 of them over the years.

As much as it needs to be done, I always hate how they look after the 'division'. I am told the 'shock' causes them to look terrible; very droopy leaves. The two 'new' ones looked terrible day afte day. For maybe a month. I did have to pull off a couple of the most limp leaves.

But now the two look perky. Smaller but ready to go and grow!

As I watched and waited for the improvement, hoping they would return to good 'looks,, I couldnet help but think of several stories in the Bible.

The children of Israel started to whine after God had successfully been led by God and Moses from their years of captivity in Egypt. No food. Not enough water! Then God provided it!!

Enemies of Jesus knew they had Him once He had been crucified and died! But God had other plans when Jesus was raised back to life!

How often do we 'wonder' or maybe 'worry' when things aren't going the way we would like, after we have been 'transplanted' in to a new situation? 

We only need to look to God, keeping our eyes on Him, and waiting for 'things to change' :"And we know that all that happens to us is working for our good,if we love God and are fitting into his plans." (Romans 8:28 LAB)

Sometimes that is hard. Keep looking. Keep waiting. The 'transplanted' violets in my life  are restored. We don't always know how. But God does! We need to keep looking!!