Have you ever had a game or party cancelled because of rain? Rain feels like disappointment. Rain feels like delay. Rain feels like disruption. Except to a farmer. To a farmer, rain is survival. Scripture says, “He will be like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season” (Psalm 1:3).

In season.

Last year I met a friend who loves flowers as much as I do. So we did what any flower-loving friends would do—we planted some zinnias. A lot of zinnias. We were so excited that we did not stop to consider how close we were to the end of the rainy season. We hoped for enough rain. The rain stopped. We scrambled. We watered manually. We prayed.

We got some blooms—but not a full field. When we planted those flowers, my friend was engaged. But I had no idea that not long after, they would decide it was time to get married—and that the wedding would be on our property, not far from the flower field. We were suddenly planning a wedding.

Not long before the wedding, it suddenly clicked. The flowers weren’t supposed to fill a field. They were supposed to fill a bouquet. That same fiancé who helped plant them would watch her carry them down the aisle. And that changed everything for me. We did not get a field of flowers.

But we got something far more meaningful. The joy of that moment for me outweighed the disappointment of what did not grow.

“Let us not grow weary in doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up.” (Galatians 6:9)

Due season.

Not forced season. Not rushed season. God’s right time. Sometimes rain feels like it stops too soon. Sometimes it feels like it is not enough. Sometimes it feels like what you hoped for didn’t fully bloom.

Maybe it is a team you didn’t make. Or a prayer that hasn’t been answered yet. Or a relationship that ended. But maybe what did grow was meant for something specific. Not display. Not comparison. But purpose. Jesus said, “Whoever believes in Me… rivers of living water will flow from within them.” (John 7:38)

Rain is necessary water. Jesus is living water. Without water, flowers don’t bloom. Without Christ, we don’t flourish. You can’t just want to bloom. You have to stay connected to the Source.

“Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose trust is in the Lord. He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream, and does not fear when heat comes, for its leaves remain green, and is not anxious in the year of drought, for it does not cease to bear fruit.” (Jeremiah 17:7–8)

Living water looks like time with Him. Trusting Him. Obedience when no one sees. Letting Him water your life His way. You may look at someone else’s field and think:

They got more rain.

They got more blooms.

They got more visibility.

But you don’t know what their rain is for. And you don’t know what yours is preparing you for. Some fields are for display. Some flowers are for bouquets. You can’t force the bloom. You can’t control the rain. You can’t rush due season. But you can stay planted. You can receive the water.

You can trust that what grows has purpose—even if it’s different than you imagined.

April showers don’t mean you’re behind. They mean God is watering something. And sometimes what blooms isn’t for a field—it’s for something bigger than you imagined…like a wedding.