Parable of the Flower

So I have a little story here

I like to call it the Parable of the Flower

It all started with a little seed

It was planted into the ground with much love and care with hopes that  it would grow to be a beautiful, bright and strong flower
Using the nutrients in the dirt and the warmth from the sun, the seed sprouted and grew


Everyday the it would gather from food the dirt and grow towards the sun until eventually it bloomed


One day, the flower was waiting for the sun to rise, but instead it found dark storm clouds

Rather then the warmth and light that would come from the sun, the flower was left with darkness, its petals were bombarded with rain and the wind threatened to pull it clean out of the ground

Just holding on was the only thing the flower could do

Eventually, the sun rose again 

The flower had made it through the long storm
Grateful to be out of the chaos, what the little flower didn't realize that it needed the storm just as much if not more then it needed the sunshine

The rain that beat upon it only gave it nutrients to grow, the wind that tugged upon its roots made them grow deeper and because it was without warmth and light the little flower it that much more grateful to the sun

We are all just like the flower

We all start out as little seeds with so much potential

We grow towards our Savior using all the resources we have around to support us

And then the hard times come and we are forced to be tested
Just as the flower didn't realize that the storm had actually helped it, sometimes we don't see how our hardships and trials help us

What we first perceive them to be it far from the truth

In reality, are blessings in disguise