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Every flower must grow through dirt. They emerge in the Spring after the cold of Winter. They bloom where they are planted. For the full month of February, I celebrated my new single, Unbecoming, with images of flowers. I wanted to lean into the beauty and resilience of pushing up through the mud we’ve been under and the cold that has kept us down to become the flower in full bloom that God ordained us to be.
Matthew 6:28-33 King James Version (KJV) Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: and yet I say unto you, that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
There is a line in “Unbecoming” that speaks this truth, “Beauty lies in stripping back to who I really am.” No toiling. No spinning. Just let all the dirt that is not you fall away. Just let all the cold that has been keeping you down thaw in the Spring sun that the Son of God warms us with.
Here’s a novel idea. Why don’t we stop comparing ourselves to others? The Lily can’t see the Rose on Instagram and think, “Oh, I’m not as beautiful.” The Daisy doesn't see the Iris bloom before she does and think, “Oh, it’s too late for me.” The Perennial Peony can’t look down on the Annual Alyssum and feel superior.
To celebrate my new single, I’m offering a limited edition “Lyrics & Stickers Package” For $8 I’ll send to your mailbox a signed Lyric Card with the lyrics of “Unbecoming” along with 3 large, clear waterproof stickers of flowers with a download code for the new single, “Unbecoming.” My hope is that the card and the flower stickers will be a reminder to you of your beauty and worth as you welcome Spring!
