Rain for Soil and Soul
Guess what! We got rain over the
weekend. Lots of rain. Like 3 or 4 inches. Won’t solve everything, but certainly makes a
dent in the drought. I quickly got
outside when I could to do some serious weed pulling. Yes, I think it is amazing, too, that
everything dies in a drought EXCEPT THE WEEDS!
They don’t seem to mind it a bit. Still have lots to pull…..it is a big
yard……but at least got started.
And guess what else. The weeds
weren’t so hard to pull. Even this big one
that I don’t know what is called, but it has a humongoid big long root that
goes straight down that you can’t normally pull out. Very exciting.
Seems to me there could be some good lessons in all this. Like how in the drought times if our lives,
the weeds can take over if we aren’t careful.
Or, better yet, it was amazing how easily the weeds came out after the
ground got soaked really well by the rain.
Could that be a parable? Jesus
talked about soil and weeds and roots and rain.
How about this: If we keep the
soil of our lives well watered with the Word of God, then the weeds of Satan
that try to take over can be much more easily removed than if we neglect the
word and allow our hearts to grow dry and hard in the things of God.
If that is the parable, and I
think it is probably a pretty good parallel, then
Ask yourself, how well watered is
the soil of YOUR heart these days. Might
be time to turn on the word and let it soak in.
And guess what else. Been back
and forthing it with the publisher a lot lately, trying to get final changes in
place. I’ll be surprised if they get the
book completed by the end of August as expected, but shouldn’t be too much
longer. For those of you who have told
me you are waiting for it, I am sorry it is taking so long…….but should be
soon.
TL:dr Keeping your heart filled with the word of
God is great protection against infestation!
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