How to Pull Weeds

How to Pull Weeds

Some of my friends state that I am a little insane due to the fact that I like doing lawn work. Although it is a lot like household chores (never entirely finished), there is a good 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 consistent basis, the weeds really do acquire the advantage. Then, instead of loving lawn work, I find myself wishing for an easy way to produce the outcome I wish for. Since yet, I have not discovered a herbicide that will discriminate between what I want and what I do not want, so I am the one who requires to make the judgment and take out the undesirable development one by one.

As I operate in my flower beds, I often reflect on the fact that Jesus provided many illustrations using seeds, trees, fruit, plants, sowing, pruning and enjoying. As a result of the fall, the ground was cursed and work became an effort instead of a joy (Genesis 3:17 -19). There stays, nevertheless, the appeal of God's creation all around us. If we are fortunate 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 come across a variety of weeds. A few of them have a single root. If that weed is pulled out by the root, fantastic! If not, it will return. Others have complicated root systems that make them next to impossible to take out. They should be dug out. In those cases, I keep in mind that the Lord stated 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). In some cases I make a comparable decision. I will handle those weeds again and again in order to save the great plants that are growing near 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 stay alert and "prayed up," sin keeps returning. If I don't stay up to date with the weeding, the weeds surpass the garden. Caution is the key!

oIt helps if the weeds can be brought up by the roots. If possible, it is best to stop sin at its source. For instance, my nature is to worry and be afraid of unidentified situations. That is the opposite of faith. When fear raises its ugly head in my life, I have to go back to the fundamentals: trusting God! As my partner says, "Worry and faith can not inhabit the very same space."

oSometimes I need help. The job of weeding is a bit frustrating in some cases, specifically because my partner and I take a trip much of the year. Sometimes my spouse, a friend or a next-door neighbor will sit with me and help me take out weeds. Also, a responsibility partner can frequently see a location that is upseting to God that I have ignored.

oWeeding is simpler if the soil is soft or damp. If you ever tried to pull weeds in hard, dry soil, you understand how hard it can be. Similarly, it is easier to get rid of sin when it is fresh and recognizable as sin. The longer sin is delegated solidify in our lives, the more difficult it is to get rid of.

I started this short article by talking about just how much I like to see new growth and flowers in my garden. That is how I wish to end it also. 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 belong to a huge garden that God has planted.

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