I was out mowing the lawn tonight for the fourth time this year.  I thought I do a pretty good job of keeping the lawn looking nice, but then I noticed them.  What were they?  The enemies of the lawn.  Weeds!  Dandelions, creeping charlie, and clover.

Well what the heck!  You want the grass, trees, and shrubs to grow and thrive, so you treat them nice, water them, fertilize them, and give them a regular hair cut and trim.  Some parts of the lawn do well, some not so much.  Some trees and shrubs are doing well, some are dying.

But those weeds.  You attack them, pull them out, put weed killer on them, and generally try to choke them out… and they still thrive!  So with all the disparaging treatment, why do the weeds seem to multiply?  There is more weeds this year than last.  Then, in mid-summer and into the fall, I start forgetting about them.  The blooms die and they start blending into the lawn.  Out of sight, out of mind.

It reminds me of those little issues I am trying to take care of in my life.  Being a better husband and father, getting into the Word more, and finishing those open items that continue to gnaw at me.  The "biggies" have been dealt with, but those pesky little ones are tough to completely eliminate.  Sometimes they pop-up, flower, become apparent to everyone, bloom, and then drop seeds all over the place.  Then as time goes by, they just blend in with the rest of my life.   Then again, they pop-up again, worse than before.

If I was persistent in taking care of them,  they would not become the nuisance that they are.  It’s not a once-a-spring chore, it is regular effort throughout the season that gets results.  I purpose to become a regular weed puller in all areas of my life on a more consistent basis.  Not through guilt, but because I want to exhibit the love that He has shown me.