God is so good to me and my family. During the congrational singing in church the other day, we sang the song "Count Your Blessings." Since then, I began thinking of all my blessings that I have. I am not going to list them here as the list will go on and on. Instead, I chose to write them down in a notebook. When things aren't going as well as I would like them, I can open up my notebook and read all the blessings that I counted.
For a long time I had spent many days (actually weeks!!) looking at the negative side of things instead of the positive side in my life. I think sometimes that we all like to dwell on the negative side and fail to "Count Our Blessings." Our husbands annoy us, our children drive us up the wall, a church member is frustating, the Pastor was so boring, and the list goes on and on... My friend, if you are a person who has some weeds like this - PULL THEM NOW!!
I robbed myself of the joy I could have had. I allowed things ("weeds") to come into my life that necessarily didn't need to be there and those "weeds" slowly choke the joy out of my life. I didn't see it at first; then, all of a sudden, life is at its worst instead of its best!
How did I get rid of the "weeds?"
To be honest, it is a daily thing. It is like tending to a garden. Whether it is a flower garden or a vegetable garden. It needs to be tended to on a daily basis.
I learned from a wise farmer that if I would walk out in my garden daily and pick those new weeds it is alot easier to keep a weed free garden then waiting to do it all on another day. The wise farmer's garden was beautiful. The plants were healthy, thriving plants. Giving the best fruit it could give.
It is amazing how I began to treat my life like a garden. God planted in me something that is wonderful and it is up to me to cultivate that by watering, feeding and weeding my life. So, my friend, it has been a slow process, because those weeds can be stubborn. It takes a weed killer (my Bible) to help get those stubborn weeds out. I still have some weeds left, but I have gotten rid of many weeds. My huband isn't as annoying as he used to be. My children aren't driving me up the wall anymore. That church member is being prayed for and God gives better results than I can ever do or accomplish. My pastor - the reason he was boring - was those weeds!! He isn't boring and it is a joy to learn and grow in the Lord.
I am still pulling my weeds, but on a daily basis. No more letting things build up.
So, go get busy pulling those weeds out of your life and have a wonderful day instead!!!
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