A Spring Heart in Bloom 🌷✨
(A Devotional Story for the Season of New Growth)
Spring always arrives like a whisper at first.
Not loud.
Not rushed.
Not demanding attention.
Just a gentle shift in the air… a softness in the sunlight… a quiet reminder that something new is happening beneath the surface.
And isn’t that how God often works in us, too?
Not always in dramatic, overnight transformations—
but in subtle awakenings…
in slow healing…
in tiny, brave beginnings.
This season, I found myself standing in front of a blank canvas with a heart in mind—not the kind that’s perfect or polished, but the kind that’s real. The kind that’s been through winters. The kind that has survived. The kind that still chooses love.
And as my brush moved, it felt like I wasn’t just painting a heart…
I was painting new growth.
A heart opening again.
A heart remembering joy.
A heart letting beauty return.
In my new floral heart painting, the blossoms don’t just sit on top of the surface like decoration. They feel like they’re growing from within—like something sacred is blooming from the inside out. Petals unfolding like prayers. Stems reaching upward like hope. Soft colors layered like gentle promises from Heaven.
Because the truth is…
God doesn’t waste the winter.
He uses it.
He uses it to strengthen roots.
He uses it to teach endurance.
He uses it to prepare the soil of our lives for what’s coming next.
And when the time is right, He brings the bloom.
Not because we earned it.
Not because we forced it.
But because it’s part of His design.
I think that’s why Spring feels so emotional sometimes.
It’s not just flowers and fresh air.
It’s the miracle of renewal—happening again—right in front of us.
And this floral heart painting is my reminder:
That even if I’ve been tired…
even if I’ve been waiting…
even if I’ve felt stuck…
God is still growing something beautiful in me.
He’s still restoring softness.
Still planting joy.
Still calling forth color.
And maybe that’s what this season is really about.
Not becoming someone else…
but becoming alive again.
Blooming again.
Believing again.
Loving again.
So today, I’m letting my heart be a garden.
I’m letting God water what felt dry.
I’m letting Him revive what felt forgotten.
I’m letting Him turn my “not yet” into something radiant.
Because Spring is proof…
What looks dormant is not dead.
It’s just waiting for the right season to rise.
And this heart?
This heart is rising. 🌸💗

Spring Reflection 
What part of your heart is God bringing back to life right now?

Prayer
Lord, thank You for new beginnings. Thank You for the way You grow beauty in me, even when I can’t see it yet. Help me trust Your timing, and help my heart bloom again in this season. Amen.


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-Original Art by Tiffany Bohrer
-Archival Giclee Canvas
• 1.25″ (3.18 cm) thick poly-cotton blend canvas
• Canvas fabric weight: 10.15 +/- 0.74 oz./yd.² (344 g/m² +/- 25g/m²)
• Fade-resistant
• Hand-stretched over solid wood stretcher bars
• Mounting brackets included
• Blank product sourced from the US, Canada, Europe, UK, or Australia