It is only a tiny rosebud,
A flower of God’s design;
But I cannot unfold the petals
With these clumsy hands of mine.
The secret of unfolding flowers
Is not known to such as I.
GOD opens this flower so sweetly,
When in my hands they fade and die.
If I cannot unfold a rosebud,
This flower of God’s design,
Then how can I think I have wisdom
To unfold this life of mine?
So I’ll trust in Him for His leading
each moment of every day.
I will look to him for His guidance
each step of the pilgrim way.
The pathway that lies before me,
Only my Heavenly Father knows.
I’ll trust Him to unfold the moments,
Just as He unfolds the rose.
Colleen Douglas
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Karina's Thought 
Very nice… Very spiritual!
Very, very beautiful, Karina! A lovely reminder to be patient with God’s perfect timing in our lives.
Blessings ~ Wendy
Dear Wendy
Thank you so much for your lovely comment 🙂 Blessing to you too.
Karina
One of my favorites. Someone gave me a copy of this poem when I was a teenager. Thanks for sharing it.
Hi Rebecca
You are welcome and thank you for your comment. Yes this the Unknown old poem. I got this poem from my mommy 🙂 Blessing!
WOW!! Absolutely beautiful and profound. Totally LOVE this…
Hi Secret Angel
Thank you so much for your kind comment 🙂 Blessing!
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Hi thank you visiting and liking my post 🙂 Blessing to you.
Great poem thanks for sharing
Hi there
you are welcome 🙂 Blessing to you
Regards
karina
This is beautiful
Hi there
Thank you so much for visiting and liking my post 🙂 Blessing to you.
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Thanks for following my blog. Love this poem and your pictures. God Bless.
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Absolutely true.. 🙂 AMen!
Amen !
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What a powerful visual of waiting for God’s timing, and allowing our all-wise God to guide us day by day. ‘So glad you shared this heart-touching, thought-provoking poem!
Dear Nancy
Thank you so much for your warm comment. I am glad too. Blessing to you 🙂
Karina
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This is Very Pretty Poem. Praise Jesus Christ, He is our Savior!
Wow, This is Beautiful Poem! Thanks So Very Much fort sharing this. I Reblogged this on my site so I can remember it. Jesus is Our Wonderful Savior, He is True with His Love for everyone Unconditionally! God Bless you Karina and your Family.
In His Service, YSIC \o/
Kristi Ann
Good morning Kristi.
Amen! Yes you are absolutely right. Jesus is our womderful savior and there is no greater love than His loving kindness. Thank you very much for your respon and reblog my post as well. Blessing to you, Kristi.
Karina
What a beautiful poem! Thank you for sharing it. I have marked it as a favorite, and will put this into a special file where I can read it often.
May God bless you and your writings.
Best Regards,
GwennonR
Dear GwennoR
Thank you so much. Feel free if you want to take it or cooy thia poem. I really appreciate it. Blessing to you too.
Karina
Amen! May I have your permission to post this on my ministry website as well?
Dear Lisa
Absolutely yes! Feel free to share it anywhere you like 🙂 also thank you for visiting and liking my post. Blessing to you.
Blessings to you as well,
In Christ’s Eternal Love,
Lisa (aka Apostle of Jesus Christ Solael)
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Karina, I can only smile at those lovely words! Thanks for blessing my day again! May your life-light continue to shine so radiantly to many…God bless!
Wendell, thank you so much 🙂
Thanks, Karina, for posting this lovely and inspiring poem. Thanks also for liking posts on my blog. God bless you and make you a blessing to many.
Dear uncle Charlie. .you are welcome. Thank you for spending your time to read my old post..I really love every post of you.. it makes my spiritual grow continually. .many love and blessings to you.
LOVE this!! Only You, Father!!
I love this one too.. Thank you for visiting and reading my post..I really appreciate it. Blessings.
Many thanks for stopping by my posts. be blessed.
Hi there..you are much welcome. .thank you for visiting and reading my post..I really appreciate it. .many blessings…
You are welcome 🙂
The poem is beautiful and the message profound. In our lives when we achieve success its not we but God who made it possible. The more we trust in God the more peaceful we become.
Many thanks Karina and best wishes for you 🙂
You are welcome. Thank you for you lovely comment. I agree. .it’s not about us but it’s all about God almighty 🙂 Blessings to you.
I new I was going to love this poem when I read the title. Just beautiful! God Bless! 🙂
Hi there. .
Thank you so much for visiting and reading my old post. .also thank you for your kind comment. .:) Yes I absolutely agree. .this poem is so beautiful and become my favorite one. Blessings to you.
I love the beautiful simplicity of trust that you’ve captured here.
Dear sister Victoria
Thank you so much for visiting blog and reading my post 🙂 really such an honor. .:) Many love and blessings. .
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Oh I do like this … so simple but so true!
Let Him unfold our life as He unfolds a rose!
Blessings
God is Good!
Hi there.
Thank you so much for taking time reading my post. I really appreciate it..Blessings. .
Absolutely beautiful and oh so true. Thanks for sharing. Blessings to you.