Sunday, I had a great day with my wife. For one Sunday, we substituted a personal Bible Study and a hike in God's creation for our normal church service and we both loved the day. When we got home, I looked at my lawn and it was covered in weeds. In fact, there were almost as many weeds as there were grass. In my garage, there is weed killer that I need to spread, but quite honestly, I have not spread it yet. It was one of those things that I'm trying to get around to doing, but I haven't made it a priority.
I have learned that sometimes, I treat my life the same way. I see something small that is wrong in my life and I leave it alone. Unfortunately, it spreads and spreads until I realize much later than I would like, that my heart is really sick. You see, no one drinks alcohol to become an alcoholic. They let the effects of the alcohol spread until it's too late and then they can't let go. No one eats to become obese, but due to joy of food or coping with stress or sorrow, people find themselves with health problems due to obesity.
If I stopped here, this would be a pretty hopeless entry, but in my garage is weed killer. Unfortunately, now it will take an entire bag to free my lawn of weeds and maybe more than one application. The deeper we walk down a bad road, the harder it is to return to the light. It may take time. It may take a tremendous effort on our part to walk away free.
So my question today, what is festering in your heart? What can you quench now before it really grows into something you never wanted it to be? You see, the good thing about weeds is that we realize we need the "weed killer". It is difficult to handle life on our own, but God will clean our hearts if we ask. He makes it clear what will happen to weeds:
Matthew 13:41
The Son of Man will send out his angels, and they will weed out of his kingdom everything that causes sin and all who do evil.
You are the gardener of your heart. You till the ground and choose what is planted. Start in the Bible. It is the best how-to gardening guide. Take the job seriously and keep the soil of your heart weed-free!
Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
Now if I could just get those Dandelions out my yard...
God bless,
Dave
