Seeds sown are covered with an outer shell and once planted they begin to open up. When the seeds open up they begin to sprout, starting out as tiny shoots coming up from underneath the dirt and they grow bigger and stronger every day. For some reason some seeds don't open up and they rot in the ground instead.
What is inside the seed becomes vulnerable when the hard shell opens up. Snails might come and eat the young shoots. Bunnies might nibble on them. Birds might peck at them or the winds might blow and knock the newly budding plants out of the dirt.
Eventually people can enjoy the beautiful results of the seeds because they opend up and endured the risks in becoming a beautiful flower.
Sometimes as vulnerable human beings, we put up a wall of defense to protect ourselves from being hurt emotionally. We don't want our hearts to be potentially
hurt so we close our hearts off within a hard shell of protection.
Hiding behind a tough shell of defense in trying to avoid any potential hurts, only interferes with the possibility of the inner beauty of our hearts to be shared with others. Instead we need to allow our hearts to open up to being vulnerable to the things in life which could possibly hurt us emotionally. We don't want our closed off hearts to never open up and "rot" so to speak. Instead we need to be brave and allow the beauty within our hearts to sprout and be shared with others.
With Jesus' help, we can be more courageous and crack open that tough shell of defense which we often use to protect our hearts from being potentially hurt.
Fear not for I am with you....Isaiah 41:10
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