If I don’t, the weed will slowly find a way to creep back in and take over. And I must commit to nurturing my garden, not neglect it. I need to ask God to cover each situation I am dealing with, with grace and mercy. I have found that in my life, I can’t just pull the weeds and forget about them. “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” Galatians 5:22-23 (NIV) Have you ever pulled weeds only to see them grow back thicker the next time? Choking out the desirable plants, or in life…fruit of the spirit. Eventually, they have us gripped so tight. We allow these types of weeds to spring up in our life (our garden) all the time. One that tends to overgrow or choke out more desirable plants. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary describes a weed like this: a plant that is not valued where it is growing and is usually of vigorous growth. What about the “weeds” in our life? You know, things like selfishness, worry, busyness, chasing wealth, trying to please others, gossip, hurt, insecurities, addictions, distractions and so many more. A protective layer of mulch and a commitment to nurture this garden would have kept the weeds at bay. I know that if I had covered this area in mulch and tended to it, it would have remained a beautiful area. Wow, did they flourish! This caused the garden to look like chaos and choked out the the desirable plants. Soil, sunlight and plenty of rain promotes growth. The problem was I had never covered it with mulch, leaving it to fend for itself. Believe it or not, I had actually weeded this area in early spring. The other day, however, I spent 6 hours in just one garden area of my backyard weeding and mulching. As a matter of fact, I generally plant and weed in the early spring and expect the garden to remain in good shape throughout the summer. And I am not one to spend days in a garden planting and weeding.
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