God's Creation is Good

There is a little jar on my kitchen windowsill that occasionally holds treasures from my boys. Acorns. Pebbles. Wildflowers. And, more often than not, dandelions.

Tiny fists stretch toward me with bright yellow blooms and proud smiles.

"Mommy, I picked these for you!"

I've never once looked at those dandelions and thought about whether they were perfect flowers. I don't analyze whether they belong in a florist's bouquet or if someone else might call them weeds.

I think about the little hands that picked them.

I think about the joy on their faces.

I think about the love behind the gift.

Those ordinary dandelions become precious because of who gave them and why.

I wonder if that's a glimpse into the heart of our Creator.

When God made the world, He didn't accidentally throw things together and hope they would work out. Genesis tells us that He created intentionally. He formed light and land, oceans and stars, plants and animals. He created humanity in His own image.

Then Scripture says: "God saw all that He had made, and it was very good." Genesis 1:31

God's creations met His approval.

Not because they earned His affection.

Not because they proved themselves useful.

But because they were exactly as He intended them to be.

Trusting God's Judgment

This truth is surprisingly difficult to hold onto.

We live in a world built on comparison. We compare our homes, our parenting, our bodies, our gifts, and even our children.

We wonder if we're enough.

We wonder if our children are enough.

Sometimes we quietly wonder if God got it right at all.

But Genesis reminds us that God's judgment can be trusted.

The first temptation in the Garden of Eden wasn't simply about eating fruit. It was about deciding whose voice Eve would trust.

God had already declared what was good.

Yet Eve chose to trust another voice instead.

How often do we do the same?

God says we are fearfully and wonderfully made, but we listen to comparison.

God says our children are gifts, but we measure them against someone else's highlight reel.

God says His design is good, yet we question whether He made a mistake.

Friend, trusting God means trusting His judgment over our own and over the opinions of the world around us.

If God calls His creation good, we can rest in His wisdom.

God Wastes Nothing

One of my favorite truths about God is this:

He wastes nothing.

Not a personality trait.

Not a season of life.

Not a struggle.

Not a gift.

Not even the ordinary days that seem to blend together.

God is a good steward of everything He creates.

Even dandelions have purpose.

Many people see them as weeds, but they are among the first flowers to bloom in spring, providing nourishment for pollinators when little else is available. Their seeds travel on the wind, spreading life and beauty to places they never could have reached on their own.

What looks insignificant often carries purpose we cannot yet see.

The same is true of you.

And the same is true of your children.

I once heard someone say that a child may never know they matter until they're given something that matters to do.

Isn't that true?

Children thrive when they know they contribute.

Setting the table.

Helping stir pancake batter.

Carrying supplies into church.

Rocking a younger sibling.

Picking up toys.

Serving a neighbor.

Praying for a friend.

These small responsibilities communicate something profound:

You matter here.

You have something to offer.

You were created with purpose.

As parents, we have the beautiful opportunity to help our children discover that God made them intentionally and that He has good works prepared for them.

Mom, this truth applies to you too.

The bedtime stories.

The repeated instructions.

The discipline.

The hugs.

The prayers whispered over sleeping children.

The snacks cut into tiny pieces.

The tears you've wiped away.

The countless unseen moments of sacrifice.

None of it is wasted.

You are God's tool for forming a human soul.

That is holy work.

It may never make headlines.

It probably won't earn applause.

But eternity is often shaped in ordinary places: around kitchen tables, in carpool lines, during bedtime routines, and in conversations about Jesus before the lights go out.

The Apostle Paul reminds us in 1 Corinthians 15:58, "Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord's work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain."

Not in vain.

Not wasted.

Not forgotten.

Because God wastes nothing.

Recently, I came across a quote that stopped me in my tracks:

"How cool is it that the God who made the oceans, mountains, and galaxies looked at you and thought the world needed you too?"

What an incredible thought.

The God who designed every mountain peak and every crashing wave...

The God who scattered stars across the night sky...

The God who designed dandelion seeds to dance on the wind...

Looked at you and said,

"Yes. Her too."

And then He looked at your children and said,

"Yes. Them too."

So when you're tempted to doubt your worth, your calling, or God's design, return to the beginning.

Remember Genesis 1:31.

God saw all that He had made.

And it was very good.

And because He is a good Creator, we can trust that He knows exactly what He's doing.

Even with dandelions.

Even with our children.

Even with us.

Your mom friend,

Sydney