Growing in Hard Places

On our trip, we were able to drive down Highway 1 in California down to Big Sur before heading to Lake Tahoe. On the way, we stopped at Pebble Beach. The picture above is of a cypress tree which is the logo of the Pebble Beach Golf Links.

I thought it was cool how this tree (and many others we saw) was flourishing even though it was growing in tough conditions - out of a rock! I was very impressed by the persistence of this tree.

I reflected on how that is like our work environments in many cases. Sometimes it is a hard place to grow. Perhaps you have a tough boss or coworkers who are far from God or you don't like what you do.

Whatever the case, as Christians we need to be like this cypress tree and dedicate ourselves to grow in spite of our circumstances. After all, we may be the only Bible our coworkers will ever read.