How to Pull Weeds

How to Pull Weeds

A few of my friends say that I am a little insane since I enjoy doing backyard work. Although it is a lot like household chores (never ever totally completed), there is a great deal of satisfaction in leaving a flower bed after having rid it of weeds and letting the plants that we really wish to see show through. Naturally, if it is not done on a constant basis, the weeds really do gain the upper hand. Then, instead of caring yard work, I find myself wishing for a simple way to produce the outcome I yearn for. Since yet, I have not found a weed killer that will discriminate between what I want and what I do not want, so I am the one who needs to make the judgment and take out the undesirable development one by one.

As I work in my flower beds, I typically review the fact that Jesus gave many illustrations using seeds, trees, fruit, plants, sowing, pruning and gaining. As a result of the fall, the ground was cursed and work ended up being an effort instead of a pleasure (Genesis 3:17 -19). There remains, however, the charm of God's creation all around us. If we are privileged sufficient to have the stewardship of a plot of earth in which we can sow and enjoy, then we partner with God in His garden business.

In my garden, I have experienced a variety of weeds. Some of them have a single root. If that weed is taken out by the root, terrific! If not, it will come back. Others have complex root systems that make them next to difficult to pull out. They need to be removed. In those cases, I keep in mind that the Lord said that He was going to leave the tares and the wheat to grow together, and do the weeding at the end of time (Matthew 13). Often I make a similar choice. I will handle those weeds again and again in order to save the great plants that are growing close to them.

The task of weeding advises me of sin. Possibly you, like me, have discovered that weeding, like ridding your life of sin, includes the following.

oWeeding is backbreaking work. If I don't remain alert and "prayed up," sin keeps coming back. If I do not stay up to date with the weeding, the weeds overtake the garden. Alertness is the essential!

oIt helps if the weeds can be pulled up by the roots. If possible, it is best to stop sin at its source. For instance, my nature is to stress and be fearful of unidentified scenarios. That is the opposite of faith. When fear raises its awful head in my life, I need to go back to the essentials: relying on God! As my spouse says, "Worry and faith can not occupy the same area."

oSometimes I need help. The job of weeding is a bit frustrating sometimes, specifically given that my spouse and I travel much of the year. Sometimes my hubby, a buddy or a next-door neighbor will sit with me and help me take out weeds. Similarly, an accountability partner can often observe an area that is disappointing to God that I have neglected.

oWeeding is simpler if the soil is soft or wet. If you ever tried to pull weeds in hard, dry soil, you understand how hard it can be. Similarly, it is simpler to get rid of sin when it is fresh and identifiable as sin. The longer sin is left to solidify in our lives, the harder it is to get rid of.

I started this short article by discussing how much I love to see new growth and flowers in my garden. That is how I want to end it as well. Weeding, both in my garden and in my life, is well worth it.

As I observe the flowers in my garden, I am reminded that a garden is not just one flower. It is many flowers. You and I are part of a big garden that God has planted.

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