--What Should I Do?

--"The Lord had said to Abram, "Go from your country, your people and your father's household to the land I will show you."
---[Genesis 12:1/ NIV] -- angelwing

---ARE YOU going to sign the lease today?" my mom asked. She and I were repotting plants on my parent's back patio.

"I don't know. It's a nice apartment," I said.

I poured soil into a clay pot. The robust scent of earth filled the air. "But when I sign those papers, I'll officially live three hours away. I know the job I've been offered is a great opportunity. But this move will be difficult."
My mom nodded.

"It will be hard for me, too," she said. "But I know you are stretching into the person you're meant to be. And that gives me peace."

I sifted the soil in the pot until it was level. Then I grabbed a potted fern. It had seen better days. Crinkled brown leaves dropped as I lifted it. I pressed my fingers between the fronds, then flipped the plant over. As I eased the pot upward, removing it from the plant, I revealed an intricate tangle of roots. They were woven so tightly they retained the shape of the removed pot.

"No wonder that little guy has been so sickly," my Mon said. "He's root-bound."

I placed the fern in its new pot. There were several inches of empty space in each direction--space to grow.
Looking at the fern, I understood that this move was my own repotting. If I stayed where I was, I wouldn't be able to stretch and gain new experiences. I wouldn't be able to grow.
I topped off the pot with soil, then dusted off my hands.

"I'll be right back," I told my mom. "I need to fill out some paperwork."

--"Father, help me to seek opportunities to grow. Lead, guide and direct my steps, in Jesus Name."
--Guideposts/LE~

Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]