I am thinking about digging up weeds today. After a beautiful rain like we had last night and this morning, the ground will be nice and soft. The weeds will come up like melted butter. If you’ve ever dug up weeds, especially dandelions and thistles, you know that getting the roots out is crucial.
If you don’t get the root, the weed will just grow right back. I like to use a little gardening tool I call my dandelion digger. When you stab it into the ground right next to the root of the dandelion and then lean the tool into the root, it snaps off with a very satisfying crunch. It’s an addicting activity. And then you viciously pull that bugger right out of the ground and say, die, die! Pulling dandelions is also a great activity for burning off anger issues!
There are some correlations here between pulling up weeds in the garden and pulling up “weeds” in my life. “Weeds” like unhealthy behaviors, bad attitudes, negative thinking, etc. I could just try to deal with the issues in a superficial way, like just put on a happy face mask and pretend nothing is wrong. I’m fine, really. That is much like just taking dandelion leaves or flowers and leaving the root in the ground. The root grows in deeper and stronger and pretty soon the leaves and pretty yellow flowers are back for another season.
If I want change in my life that is lasting, if I really want to be rid of bad behaviors for good, I’ve got to get down to the root. I have to do a little digging to discover why I sabotage myself. When I get the root of the matter, I can expose it to the Light and the Son. Like a dandelion plant dug up by the root, if I leave it out on the driveway to bake in the light and the hot sun, it will shrivel and die. So, too, my bad habit, dug up by the root, exposed to the Light of God’s word and the Son, it will shrivel and die.
Then there will be room to plant desireable plants: lush flowers, yummy vegetables, sweet fruits.
Happy digging today!
Blessings, Vicki
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