I was out in my soon-to-be garden today pulling some of those oh so awful weeds that have overcome the area I want to garden. As I start to pull these thin tall looking weeds, I soon find myself in a tug-a-war with these plants! I am amazed the strength of these awful things. I tug and pull winning a few rounds and losing some too. As I look at my garden area, I know there is a lot of work that needs to be done to prep the site before I plant my precious plants. I look and pick through the weeds that have to go and in the midst there are a few plants that have small flowers. I pondered if I should keep them even though they were in the middle of the area I needed to clear. As I began to pull them out of my garden I thought, "These are not part of my plan."
Instantly, I saw the whole picture. God my Father in heaven has a plan for me like I have for my garden. He plucks out the things in my life that are desiring to consume and choke me out. Even though some things that might enter into our lives are full of flowers, not being a bad thing, He might pluck it out just because it's not part of His plan. How wonderful He is to us. As I baby my seeds until they are strong enough to survive outside and how I prep the grounds for them, so God does with our hearts. In order for us to mature and grow in Him, He has to pluck those deep weeds out of our hearts or else we get choked out and His plan for us will be interrupted.
As we let the weeds in our hearts grow, the deeper the roots form. You know when you pull weeds and the roots grip a huge ball of dirt? When the weed is removed it leaves a hole in the ground. As the gardener, once all the weeds are gone and the holes are revealed the healing can begin with the covering of the dirt to fill those voids.
As God removes those weeds from our lives, the wounds of our sin remain. It is only by His amazing grace and overwhelming love that we are covered and made new.
God has spoken so deeply to me through this garden already :)
