A new minister was walking with an older, more seasoned minister in the garden one day.Feeling a bit insecure about what God had for him to do, he was asking the older preacher for some advice. The older preacher walked up to a rosebush and handed the young preacher a rosebud and told him to open it without tearing off any petals. The young preacher looked in disbelief at the older preacher and was trying to figure out what a rosebud could possibly have to do with his wanting to know the will of God for his life and ministry.
But because of his great respect for the older preacher, he proceeded to try to unfold the rose, while keeping every petal intact. It wasn't long before he realized how impossible this was to do. Noticing the younger preacher's inability to unfold the rosebud without tearing it, the older preacher began to recite the following poem...
It is only a tiny rosebud
A flower of God's design
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine
The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I
GOD opens this flower so easily
But in my hands they die
If I cannot unfold a rosebud
This flower of God's design
Then how can I have the wisdom
To unfold this life of mine
So I'll trust in God for leading
Each moment of my day
I will look to God for guidance
Each step along the way
The path that lies before me
Only my Lord knows
I'll trust God to unfold the moments
Just as He unfolds the rose
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