I know most of you think I have probably fallen off the face of the earth when it comes to blogging! Life has just been nuts and it's something that got put to the side! Hopefully I can start sharing a little more consistently again. We'll see!
I was out weeding in my flower bed today (I use the term loosely because it looked horrendous and you could barely see any flowers!) It was a big job because, I hate to admit this but, it was my first time to weed it all Spring! I know, I'm a terrible person! One more thing that got put to the side!
Anyway, as I was weeding things out, I realized that much of what I was "weeding" wasn't actually weeds. There was the one flower I planted last year which completely took over the whole flower bed. There were oak trees that had taken seed in my flower bed from the acorns that had fallen from the tree in the yard, etc. It dawned on me that what looked like a mess in my flower bed wasn't even "bad" things. It was "good" things out of control! Even though the flower I planted last year looks nice in small groupings the way it should be, it looked like a ridiculous mess spreading everywhere! Even though an oak tree is a wonderful plant where it belongs all the little seedlings didn't look good in my flower bed!
How true to life! There are often things in our lives (that are good and should be a part of our lives) that spread and take over our whole life! Having that part of our lives under control and having it in moderation is actually a special part of our lives, but if we allow it go uncontrolled, it overshadows other parts of our lives that God wants to shine through us in as well!
There are also those things that sneak into our lives that are good, but God didn't intend for them to be in our "flower bed!" We took it into our lives because it sounded like a good thing, but God didn't intend it for us, he intended it for someone else! But because we are allowing it to take up space in our lives, we don't have room for the things God wants in our lives!
The "weeds" are obvious in my life! They need to go! But, I guess I need to reevaluate and decide are there good things in my life that I have let grow out of control? Do I need to reign it in so I have more space for other things God intended? Are there things in my life that God didn't even intend for me? Am I doing something God wants someone else to be doing? Am I trying to emulate someone else so I have tried to have or do the same things they have/do? Is it what God wants for them but not part of what He has for me?
Just some random thoughts that came to me while doing the mundane chore of weeding!
