No Weeds Allowed...

"...his enemy came and sowed tares [weeds] among the wheat..." ~ Matthew 13:25

I've had a good morning so far - even though it's not even 8:00am yet! I woke up at 6:00am with the baby & fed him, changed him & he went back to sleep. Then I challenged myself & completed a 1 hour Tae-Bo work out! That was tough, but it felt good when I was done. The kids are all still asleep so I was able to sit down for a few minutes & have some quiet time of prayer & reading. I found a devotion this morning in the book Minute Meditations for Busy Moms that has to do with gardening and I'll share it with you now...

Anyone who has a garden knows that in all the work, the biggest challenge is WEEDS. They have roots that can choke out all of the neighboring flowers. In a short time, a beautiful section of your garden or yard can be destroyed if you aren't diligent. You can control weeds as they appear above ground - but not their seeds. Some weeds are still able to germinate after being underground for many years. They seem to lie in wait to germinate at just the right time to choke the life from any nearby plant!

Not only are weed problems part of our gardening, but we have weeding problems inside ourselves. While we're casually living our life, an enemy comes and seeds our lives with tares. That's what Jesus was talking about in the parable from which the verse above was taken. The trouble with tares is that they are so like wheat one may have trouble distinguishing between the two. In the parable, it was nearly impossible to pluck out the tares without uprooting the wheat.

When wrong seeds come into our lives, we have to get rid of them before they germinate and confuse us - contaminating the harvest that God has in mind for us. I pray that God will let me be aware of seeds that will become weeds in my life or the lives of my family. I pray also for him to help me uproot spiritual weeds the first moment that they crop up! Are there any things in your life that should be watched? Watch out for the weeds!