We spend so much of our lives trying to grow. We worry about our stature, our wisdom, and our future. We try to spin our own security and weave our own reputation.

But Jesus points us to a different way—the way of the wildflower.

On the Mount of Beatitudes, surrounded by the reds and yellows of the field, Jesus picked a flower and told us to look at how it grows. It doesn't work late. It doesn't stress. It doesn't spin.

"Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin." Matthew 6:28

The Hebrew word for lily is (Shushan) שׁוּשַׁן — denoting something bright and cheerful.

King Solomon, the wealthiest man in history, wore glory on the outside. He wore imported silks and furs. But the lily? Its clothing comes from the inside. The glory is in its very nature. Its beauty is a result of life flowing from the root to the petal.

Man can clothe a body, but only God can clothe you with life, health, and radiance from within.

When you are cut off from the root—removed from the sunshine of God’s love—you wither. But when you rest in Him, you grow without the grind. You are of far more value to Him than a flower that is here today and gone tomorrow.