“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.”
Isaiah 43:18
I’ve recently become a plant owner. I never really took care of plants on my own before, so I’m still learning. One thing I was recently frustrated by was the fact that my fiddle leaf fig plant kept shedding good leaves. As you can see, the leaf I was holding in the picture has a gorgeous green color. I was confused by this, so I asked my more green thumbed friends why this was happening. One of them told me that it’s completely normal for healthy plants to shed green leaves so they make space for new ones to grow. If you look closely at the plant, you can see two new buds of leaves starting to bloom. Now, whenever I find a green leaf on the ground, I know it just means that a new leaf is coming.
This made me wonder…
What are some old leaves that you need to shed in order for a new leaf to grow?
Perhaps this old leaf might still look good, but it’s still gotta go. This may be a way for God to remove something “good” in your life for something better. There’s only so much space we have in our hearts, minds, lives, and spirits.
