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“whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think on these things.” Philippians 4:8 (NIV)

Over time our brick walkways have shifted from the constant thawing and freezing process. Inevitably, the gaps widened, giving grass and weeds an open invitation to grow. Strangely enough, the weeds rose from the depths between bricks separated by the narrowest of margins. My project was to simply kill the unwanted weeds, pulling them, and then fill the gaps with sand. Simple? Yes. Easy? No.

I quickly realized several things. First, weeds grow anywhere. Even without good soil or fertilizer and baked under a scorching sun, weeds never wilt, not even in a drought. Why is that? Beautiful flowers need much coddling to survive but weeds. . . why can’t they be high maintenance?

Secondly, it’s hard to pull out the entire weed. Before spraying on the weed killer, it was nearly impossible to do anything but tear off a few leaves. Sometimes, I had to use pliers to pull out any remnants of the root system. If I failed to do so, it would grow back.

That old annoying sin nature can act very much like pesky weeds. Sin has a way of working its way into the cracks and taking hold. Without a proactive, calculated approach to prevent germination of sin in the first place, the transgressing behavior or thought becomes rooted. The longer it goes unattended, the harder it is to get rid of it. And, the longer it takes us to uproot the sin, the bigger the hole it leaves when it is finally removed.

I dare not be lax in killing the weeds of my life and filling in the cracks. Not with sand as I have been doing on the walkway, but with this:

“Lord, Bring on the poison to kill off the weeds in my life. Help me pull that sin up from the roots for your glory!”

For His Glory

Rebekah Trittipoe (excerpted from Rebekah’s book “Pace Yourself”)
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