Weeds in a wheatfield

Saturday, John, Lily and I were driving to town to get donuts. We drove past a wheat field that had a big patch of weeds in it. John commented on the weeds. I looked at them and then thought about the weeds in my field. I thought of the guy who owned that wheat and wondered, "what if he thought he got all the weeds, but he missed one and it spread all over..." That is what happens in my heart so often. I recognize the big weeds and pray them out, but I often miss the little weeds and they begin to multiply. Be it the weed of jealousy, comparison, anger, bitterness, sadness...the list goes on and on. I can easily spot the 'big' weeds, but it is the small ones that I miss - or the ones I think I have control of that I don't pray over. I think, "Oh, I am just a little bitter, I can handle that one on my own." And before I know it God cannot harvest in my life because my field is full of weeds. Today, I pray that we will all recognize our weeds. And more importantly I pray that we will allow God to spotlight the small weeds that we don't see. I love all of you so much. Have a great day rejoicing in the fact that our Creator loves us enough to weed out all the bad in our lives and leave His Son shining brightly.