8 | Rooted Moment - This Isn't What I Planned, But I'm Still Growing

What do you do when the plan doesn’t work?

In this short, reflective episode, I share a real moment from my garden: how my cherished Romanian tomatoes couldn’t handle the Texas heat, how the basil surprised me, and how my peppers came back stronger after a rough start.

Rooted in Amos 5:4 — “Come back to Me and live” — this is a quiet invitation to release what didn’t go right and return to the One who grows good things anyway. Even in the middle of your disappointment, there is still life. Still joy. Still grace.

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  A personal story of plans that failed—and ones that flourished

  
  


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  A reminder that returning to God is always the way forward

  
  


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  A prayer of surrender and a journal prompt for reflection

  
  

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🎧 Related episode:

→ Episode 7 – Holy Flexibility: How to Respond with Faith When God Redirects Your Plans

Thanks for listening, friend.

Keep showing up.

Keep surrendering.

And keep growing—even when it’s not what you planned.

— Sanda @ Southern Soil Sunshine