The Place Just Right

On the hot, sunny side of our guest house, under an overhang that shields the spot from rain, is our cactus plant. It is covered with buds and yellow blossoms, bursting with life and vigor and beauty. I never water it, trim it, fertilize it, or nurture it in any way. And yet it thrives, because it's in the right place. Nothing else would grow in that desert location, but the cactus is made for those conditions.

For people, too, place makes a difference. Where one would thrive, another would not. Though there's value in developing the skills to live and work in a wide variety of situations, we'll be most productive and joyful if we're "in the place just right," the place that fits the person God created us to be. It may take a while to find that place, and it may not be the place you expected. But when you get there, you'll blossom.

This photo was taken May 31, 2006 at Bottle Creek Retreat.
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