Rooted in Grace. Growing in Purpose. Becoming All God Called Me to Be.

There's a garden metaphor I keep returning to when I think about spiritual growth. Not the kind where everything blooms overnight in some miraculous transformation, but the slow, patient kind where roots go deep before anything beautiful breaks the surface.

For so long, I thought becoming who God called me to be meant constant striving. Constant doing. Constant proving. I thought I had to earn my way into purpose, work my way into worthiness, hustle my way into my calling.

But that's not how grace works.

Grace is the soil. It's what you're planted in, not what you have to reach for. It's already there, already sustaining you, already holding you even when you can't see what's happening beneath the surface.

The Root System You Can't See

When a seed is planted, the first thing it does isn't grow upward—it grows down. It sends roots deep into the soil, establishing a foundation that will sustain everything that comes later. No one sees this part. No one celebrates it. But without it, nothing else is possible.

Your season of hiddenness, of waiting, of feeling like nothing is happening—that's not wasted time. That's root development. That's you establishing a foundation in grace deep enough to sustain the purpose God is growing in you.

You can't rush roots. You can't force them. You can only tend the soil and trust the process.

Growing Takes Time and Seasons

I used to look at people who seemed to have their purpose figured out and wonder what was wrong with me. Why was I still in the fog? Why was I still figuring it out? Why hadn't I bloomed yet?

But growth isn't linear. It's seasonal.

There are seasons of planting. Seasons of watering. Seasons of pruning. Seasons of waiting. And yes, seasons of blooming. But the bloom is not the only part that matters. Every season is necessary. Every season is sacred.

You are not behind. You are exactly where you need to be in your season. And the purpose God is growing in you? It's unfolding right on time.

Becoming Is a Process, Not a Destination

"Becoming all God called me to be" isn't something you arrive at one day and then it's done. It's a lifelong journey of transformation, revelation, growth, and surrender.

Every day, you're becoming. Every choice to trust God instead of control. Every moment you choose grace over guilt. Every time you say yes to what He's calling you toward, even when you're scared—that's becoming.

You don't have to have it all figured out. You don't have to see the whole picture. You just have to stay rooted in grace and keep growing toward the light.

Your Roots Determine Your Fruit

What you're rooted in determines what you produce. If you're rooted in performance, you'll produce exhaustion. If you're rooted in approval, you'll produce people-pleasing. If you're rooted in shame, you'll produce self-sabotage.

But if you're rooted in grace? You'll produce purpose that's sustainable, authentic, and aligned with who God created you to be.

Check your roots. Are you drawing from grace, or are you still trying to earn your place? Because where you're planted determines what you grow into.

The Invitation

Today, I'm inviting you to stop striving and start sinking. Sink your roots deeper into God's grace. Let yourself be held by His love, not your performance. Let purpose grow naturally from that place of being deeply rooted in who He says you are.

You are already enough. You are already called. You are already becoming.

Stay rooted. Keep growing. Trust the process.

Reflection Question: What are you rooted in right now—grace or striving? What would it look like to sink your roots deeper into God's love today?