Weeds

by Audrey Wauson

So one of the very neatest things about having a new house is how wonderful it feels, how much space there is, how great it is to have a place for everything. One of the not so neat things is all the things that can go wrong, not work, need fixing, have to be cleaned. Well, the house was not what got my attention this morning, it was the weeds. Now that we’re watering the grapes, the fruit trees, the sod (new Lawn), the garden, we have weeds, weeds everywhere of all kinds and sizes … ugh. So the sun’s coming up and it’s shining gently on the beautifully green grass, and peaking through the trees, and bathing the grapes, and warming the garden … and all I can see are the weeds.

Well that got me to thinking about how some days I can’t see anything beautiful or wonderful in my life, I can only see the weeds. This morning was one of those days. As I was squatting down to pull up a section of weeds, I just felt God gently nudging me to lift my eyes and look at the sun peaking up over the mountains, streaming through the trees and resting on the grass. Then later when I was reading in Psalms, again I felt like God was reminding me, “Keep your focus on me. There will always be some weeds, some you will be able to pull up, others you will struggle with for awhile. But I am here now. I am your life. I am your salvation. If you will come to Me I will show you what to do and where to go. I will live through you and you too will reflect My glory.”

So this morning, I just want to encourage you to keep your eyes on the Son. He will help you with the weeds. And He will also show you great and mighty and wonderful things that you have never seen. I pray that the God of all comfort will bless you and keep you this beautiful day that the Lord has made. I WILL rejoice and be glad in it and I hope you will too!