Pull out the weeds.
Having taken a break for a few months from teaching 3 classes, I’ve had a chance to take a breath, leisurely look around as I go about my day. Outside of hurriedly watering, feeding, and enjoying the abundance of roses in my yard I never really paid much attention. Its been so hot I’ve stayed inside a lot.
After a walk I noticed an abundance of weeds taking over and crowding my rose bushes. So, this morning I put on some decorative gardening gloves and got on my knees to begin pulling. It wasn’t long before I realized I needed a tool to break up the ground for the roots of the weeds go way down and are extremely strong. It’s going to take a while before I get the weeding done.
“Looking diligently lest any man fail (to use) of the grace of GOD (available to him Hebrews 4:16); lest any ROOT of bitterness springing up trouble you, and thereby many be defiled” (Hebrews 12:15).
As I began weeding, I thought of how when sin is left alone how it takes root in a life and the longer it is left the stronger it becomes. So, I’m asking the LORD to show me what is needed to be uprooted in my life.
LORD, I thank YOU for YOUR longsuffering and gentleness with me. YOU tell me to be holy as YOU are holy and although I am not conscious of anything not confessed to YOU, YOU know all things. YOU know things about me that I’ve hidden even from myself. Please show me what I need to turn from and hand to YOU I ask in JESUS name.
Hugs
Sharon
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