a child of god
this is the way, run in it
I was out weeding my raspberry patch at the allotment today. It was a great day to get at it, as it wasn't so hot and bright that it made the labor harder. I hadn't weeded the raspberry bed all winter, and it showed! The grass had crept in and taken hold. Weeds that are easy to oik out when small were tougher to get out - especially without damaging the new raspberry shoots that are putting out their flower heads to form fruit from. (How's that for some alliteration?)
And it occurred to me, tonight, that our hearts and lives are like that. If we don't work on weeding out the things that aren't of God, that aren't edifying, good, true, of Him, if we don't get rid of them quickly when they are small, they are harder to get out later. Nothing is too hard for God, of course, but He wants our cooperation. And sometimes we feel like it is too hard, too much effort, when we have let the roots take hold, the bad habits form. But that raspberry bed today! After I had worked over it for about an hour and a half, the fruit plants could feel the sun, they could benefit from the light, the ground around them was clear and they had room to display their flowers where fruit will flourish later. The Lord said to me at the beginning of this year, "Get lighter." And He meant in many different areas. Lighter, with open empty hands, and a heart larger for Him to fill, so I can run with Him. That raspberry bed is lighter now, and healthier. I want to be, too. It's worth the effort. He's worth the effort. Can you hear Him calling you now? Let's go!
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