It has been dry in the great state of Maryland. There's a water ban on that limits the use of sprinlkers, carwashes, etc. And as a happy homeowner, I want of course to have a nice lawn. Actually it's probably a parental thing. I want Sydney to walk in bare feet on our lawn and it be soft as the clouds she walked on before she descended to earth.
Ever since I moved in I've enjoyed working on my lawn, and I've planted grass and tried to get it to grow. I've applied "Weed and Feed" and killed the Dandelions. (meager success) But what I'm after is what my teacher mentioned last week in class. He said, "People worry about getting the weeds out of their lawn. (Sniff) I take a lot of pride in my lawn. It is always 3 to 4 shades darker green than anyone elses in my neighborhood. The secret is not to worry about the weeds, instead work on growing your grass. Grass that is think and healthy will make the environment impossible for weeds to grow in."
But when there's no rain, it's hard to get a nice lawn, so I went and bought a sprinkler. Now, I'm not breaking any laws, I run my sprinkler in the designated hours. And after 2 days I see no improvement, but I'm holding out hope; at least till I get the water bill, and then I may need to resort to spray paint.
So, what if we could draw an application from this little story? In fact, my proffessor did. He summed it up as an illustration of many people's struggle with sin. We spend so much time worrying about getting all the weeds (sins) out of our lives. If perhaps we could take time to invest in doing the good and right things, and making the righteous things in our lives thick and healthy, we would see the sins displaced.
I hope that's an encouragement to you as you GROW.
--Ben
5 comments:
Great thought Ben. I never thought about it that way. It's an excellent illustration. Can I use it? :)
Sure. Cite Dr. Dwight Sheets though. He's the originator.
I agree, very good thought and certainly easy to visualize. Harder to apply!
What kind of grass, and are you smoking it? Sydney walking in the clouds??? Maybe you're being waxing and lyrical...
Oh, as for the analogy - a huge step in spiritual growth is taken when one realizes it's not about sin. Jesus' first three commandments have to do with love - loving God, ourselves, our neighbors, one another. If we focused on that, we wouldn't have time to 'miss the mark'.
Blunt - I like the analogy. I really do, kinda makes me think, and you know what that means.
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