Weed Management
Weeds are a pain in the neck. I have just noticed, over the past few days, that my lawn is getting more and more of them. Unfortunately, this leaves me with a few choices:
* Ignore them and hope they go away
* Learn to like them and hope all my neighbors move away
* Eliminate them and make them go away
This morning I was out running and noticed that in addition to my yard, the weeds had also attacked the land around the trail….more than just a few, annoying weeds, acres of weeds. Several months ago, the land around the path was all dirt. The city decided to plant grass, and within a few weeks the entire area was green with brand new blades of grass. Over the past several days, the new blades of grass have been overcome by BIG, MEAN weeds.
I have a few observations about this scenario:
* What began as a few weeds has turned into a field of weeds
* The reason for the field of weeds is that no one took care of the few weeds
* The field of weeds will never be overcome by lush, green grass that decides to grow again apart from some outside help (i.e. weed killer, grass seed, fertilizer, water, etc. etc.)
* I don’t know of anyone that enjoys looking at weeds (except maybe a crazy botanist or two :)).
* It is nearly impossible and certainly not enjoyable to play in a field of weeds
* I cannot think of any value that weeds bring to real estate
So what happens when we allow “weeds” into our heart? Within a short time we can become a “field of weeds” and turn into an eyesore that brings no value to the body of Christ.
You may be wondering, “What are some examples of weeds that can grow in a person’s heart?” That is exactly what I hope you are wondering about…. We each have the responsibility to look for individual weeds in our hearts before they consume our life. When we notice them we must go for some outside (i.e. God) help to get rid of them.
I hope you are able to see your weeds and I hope you are willing to go for outside help. Meanwhile, I still have to do something about the weeds in my yard......
* Ignore them and hope they go away
* Learn to like them and hope all my neighbors move away
* Eliminate them and make them go away
This morning I was out running and noticed that in addition to my yard, the weeds had also attacked the land around the trail….more than just a few, annoying weeds, acres of weeds. Several months ago, the land around the path was all dirt. The city decided to plant grass, and within a few weeks the entire area was green with brand new blades of grass. Over the past several days, the new blades of grass have been overcome by BIG, MEAN weeds.
I have a few observations about this scenario:
* What began as a few weeds has turned into a field of weeds
* The reason for the field of weeds is that no one took care of the few weeds
* The field of weeds will never be overcome by lush, green grass that decides to grow again apart from some outside help (i.e. weed killer, grass seed, fertilizer, water, etc. etc.)
* I don’t know of anyone that enjoys looking at weeds (except maybe a crazy botanist or two :)).
* It is nearly impossible and certainly not enjoyable to play in a field of weeds
* I cannot think of any value that weeds bring to real estate
So what happens when we allow “weeds” into our heart? Within a short time we can become a “field of weeds” and turn into an eyesore that brings no value to the body of Christ.
You may be wondering, “What are some examples of weeds that can grow in a person’s heart?” That is exactly what I hope you are wondering about…. We each have the responsibility to look for individual weeds in our hearts before they consume our life. When we notice them we must go for some outside (i.e. God) help to get rid of them.
I hope you are able to see your weeds and I hope you are willing to go for outside help. Meanwhile, I still have to do something about the weeds in my yard......
posted by Admin at
11:20 AM
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