One of the chores I did as a child was pull weeds. It made me whine. There’s just something about it that’s, well, a chore! Maybe it’s the stooping over till your back hurts or crawling around on your knees.
But most would agree that weeding is something that should be done to maintain a clean yard where desired plants can thrive and not get choked out by weeds. The same is true for our spiritual ‘yard’, which I would say is our heart.
In the devil’s attempt to be like God, he trys to plant seeds in our ‘yard’ but of course the devil’s seeds are always weeds in the making. Earlier this year I had a dream about being in a spiritual warfare class. The first point the instructor made was a warning about spiritual weeds sprouting up. He said, “You don’t need water, only land.” It made me think about how you don’t have to actively water ungodly things in your heart for those seeds to grow roots. It’s like an unwatered, unmaintained yard. The roses may die but the weeds still thrive.
Pastor Brian has told us that he daily prays Psalm 139:23-24. “Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting” (NIV). This is a great way to keep your heart sensitive to God’s truth and to have your eyes opened to the devil’s seeds of deception.
God wants your heart to be clean like a tended yard because He doesn’t want His truth and love to be ‘choked out’ of your heart. He loves you so much that He wants uninterrupted fellowship with you. So weed away! Crawling around on the ground is optional.
Shagufta
thanks for sharing Shagufta! A good word, as always! Interesting dream!
Thank you Shagufta. We need always to be reminded of this!
Great post and so true! You are a gifted writer, blessed by God. I thank Him for you!
Thank you Shagufta! This was a good reminder for me!
I loved this post! Great writing!