Are You Bamboo or a Jack-in-the-Box?

I’d say that’s a pretty accurate description of how I’m feeling about my life right now… the story of the bamboo taking years to get its roots before shooting above ground.

I know things are happening. I’m a part of them. But I can’t see them. What I don’t know is when the soil is gonna break and the reason I’ve been created is fully exposed.

At the moment, I have several business ideas. I’ve been working on myself. I’ve been planning and reading and writing and noting and reviewing and praying and documenting and outlining and developing and this and that and the other.

It truly hasn’t been that long since I started on this more intentional journey, but at the same time, it feels like it’s been taking forever (dramatic, I know) to see any fruit. I’m so ready to see all these efforts turn into something great for the Kingdom.

I know God put these desires, dreams, goals, and ideas in my mind, and it’s only a matter of time before they start bursting forth, one by one.

Where I’m stuck right now is the next step. Just the next step. I keep doing little things here and there, but I’m not so sure those are the next right step. I’m trying to stay active, trying to keep things moving forward, but God hasn’t clearly told me where to put my efforts. 

So I just keep doing… something. Working in some direction. Knowing, eventually, this bamboo will shoot through the soil. And I can’t wait.

Pray and push,
Venus Monique

Jack-in-the-box: Put in a little work and the clown pops up soon after.

Bamboo: Water it and water it - and wait. Then one day, tons of stalks shoot up. It just needs time to spread the roots and get a strong foundation.