07/10/2025
The Growing Tree
A tree doesn’t rush to reach the sky.
It doesn’t panic when another grows faster.
It simply stands, roots deep, trusting that growth happens — even when unseen.
We live in a world that measures everything: speed, success, progress.
But real growth is quiet. It doesn’t announce itself. It simply becomes.
Maybe this morning you feel behind. You’ve planted seeds but haven’t seen leaves. You’ve given your best, but the results haven’t bloomed.
God reminds us that delay is not denial.
Roots take time.
And the deeper they go, the stronger the tree will stand when the storm comes.
So stop comparing timelines.
Stop measuring progress in noise.
Keep growing where you are — in silence, in faith, in the unseen.
Because one day, you’ll look back and realize the tree you became was growing the whole time. Just beneath the surface.
