Did God Make the Wallflowers?

     Wallflowers: the girls not chosen by a dashing young man to dance. We’ve all seen them standing against the wall, searching for something to smile at, pretending not to care. But if we could see deep into their hearts, we’d find a universal truth.

     Wallflowers always care.

     No wants to be the one not chosen, the one seldom included. But not all Wallflowers stand unnoticed at dances. Bible Study Wallflowers sit in the back seat at their classes. She’s the lady with the hurting heart who hasn’t the courage to tell anyone her sorrows. No one purposely sits with her, but a few nod polite smiles.

     Or there’s the First-Visit-to-a-New-Church Wallflower. Everyone else greets and visits with family and friends while the Church Wallflower sits by herself often so lonely she’d give anything for a true friend, but too shy to crash in on the church family’s party.

     Perhaps the toughest of wallflowers is the Home Wallflower: the mom whose family expects her to cook, clean, and keep the carpool running, but seldom stop long enough to inquire if she has any needs.

     Wallflowers feel invisible. No one notices them standing at the edges of life, longing for a scrap of appreciation or a morsel of delight.

     In Chapter Two of Do You Think I’m Beautiful, Angela Thomas assures us: God has no wallflowers. He calls every single one of us to the ballroom of His love. Angela writes: “Our hearts have been made to cry out for a love that can come only from our Creator.”

     So join us as we explore our relationship with this God who calls out everyone who feels like a wallflower to join Him in a dance. Every single one. Even you.