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Donna Perugini Children's Author

The Tenacity of Weeds

Morning Glory Weed wrapped around a daisy

Morning Glory Weed wrapped around a daisy

The Nasty Tenacity of Weeds!

We know about the tenacity of weeds.  They have excellent root systems; weeds pop up in the most undesireable conditions; they don’t change their growth plans midstream; weeds mix in with desireable seeds and push out the good seeds; and if just one piece of a weed like wild Morning Glory is left behind, it continues to grow and put a strangle hold on the more desireable plants.

An Enemy Sowed the Weed Seeds

Some of those weeds are spoken of in the gospels. The parable of the tares (weeds) and wheat comes to mind. The owner of a field had his help sow wheat.  They made sure it was sown in a manner that would give them a good crop of wheat in the future.  While they slept, an enemy came in and sowed tares amongst the wheat.  It would not be noticed until the tares had taken root with the wheat.  The help noticed what had taken place and the owner said, “This is the work of an enemy.  Let it grow together so we don’t disturb the still small wheat with the tare.  When they come up fully, pull out and separate the wheat from the tares and throw the tares into the fire.”

Taking on Another’s Offense…Taking on Another’s Weeds

Having wild Morning Glory on our property went somewhat unnoticed in the beginning.  I thought, “It won’t bother anything and it has a pretty white flower.”  Down the road, there I am pulling it up every year!  When I found out its ability to live a long life like a cockroach from prehistoric times, I began to really look into understanding how to be rid of it.  The root system is phenomonal!  It went down even deeper than one would imagine and spread out even further.  If I left one piece of the root in, it would make a come back in one season.  It snuck into our yard through buying ‘farmer’s soil’ one year.  The farmer’s problem became our problem!  Kind of like taking on another’s offense?

Butt Out of My Life…It’s MY Weeds and They’re Not Hurting Anyone Else!

And so it is with things we do, let stay in our lives and ignore.  We are even believing that what we are doing is hurting no one but ourselves.  We all have reasons for continuing to do things that are detrimental to our lives…. lying, cheating, revenge, hating, gossip…and the list goes on.  We’ve also drunk the kool-aid and said, “This is my life and ‘this’ isn’t hurting anyone else.  I can live my life like I want…butt out!”  Eventually we suffer from the consequenses of those thoughts and actions…others around us suffer from our thoughts, actions and consequences.  Where does it end……how does it end?

Wrong, unhealthy thoughts left to live in our lives take on a life like the weed.  They develop a root system, can grow in any condition, stick to the plan, and push out the good by strangling it.  It happens slowly, like grudges..resentment and bitterness.  Those ‘thought seeds’ started with hurt feelings. Could they be stopped from growing in your mind?  Yes!  How about gossip, lying, cheating, hating?  Yes, they can be stopped too.

It’s Too Late for Me

Well, what if those weeds have become rooted and grounded so deeply it’s impossible to get out all those roots?  You’re thinking, “I can’t stop.  It’s too late for me.  I don’t know how to get out of this.”

There is a way….it involves giving up what you can’t do to Someone Who can.  That Someone can work with you to pull up every last root, decimate the root system and make sure it’s all removed.  Then something needs to take up that space so more weeds don’t move in!  It’s something you can choose to do.  If you have trouble with loving others, find out what the Word of God says about love….I Corinthians 13: 4-8.  This shows you what real love looks like…what the God-kind of love does for others.  If the weed you pulled up was grudges, resentment or bitterness…your answer of forgiving would show up in Ephesians 4: 31-32….forgiving others and letting your revenge go.

Weed seeds forming in your thoughts?

Weed seeds forming in your thoughts?

 

Good!  I’m Done with That!

And if you think you’ll never have another weed show up in that area…take heed.  Your thoughts are your own, but the enemy comes like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour.  The enemy is looking for ‘good and open ground’ for weed seeds.  If you continue to think on something like how you really were justified in wanting revenge even though you already forgave that person…that weed has begun to take root again.  We’re told to take every thought captive and compare it to God’s Word.  Can it pass the I Corinthians 13: 4-8 test?  Can you compare it to Phillipians 4:8, Amplified Bible  “…whatever is true, whatever is worthy of reverence and is honorable and seemly, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely and lovable, whatever is kind and winsome and gracious, if there is any virtue and excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think on and weigh and take account of these things (fix your minds on them)….”

Can All the Weed’s Roots Ever be Dug Up and Replaced?

Even though I still have real honest to goodness nasty Morning Glory still on our property that has remained for 20 years, this is just a comparison to our thoughts for the last 20 years (or less).  We still have Morning Glory on our property but you can eradicate all those deeply rooted weeds in your life and thoughts with the help of the Holy Spirit and the Word of God.

It’s Always a Good Day to Weed

You may already know all this, but let me encourage you today to lean more on the Holy Spirit.  Alone, you can accomplish nothing of lasting eternal value in your life.  Today is a good day, with the Holy Spirit’s help, to begin weeding out the thoughts and actions that have brought you to the place you are now.

You Can Trust Him for a Good Plan

Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the thoughts and plans that I have for you, says the Lord, thoughts and plans for welfare and peace and not for evil, to give you hope in your final outcome.”

 

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