I spent the morning digging out the roots of several plants at my mother in laws place. Whew! I am out of shape! After about a dozen lunges with the pick and shovel I had to sit down to catch my breath and regain my strength. Uprooting is hard work! But if we didn't do it those plants would re-grow from those stumps. We'd be right back where we started before cutting them down. I found myself reflecting on the value of uprooting. If we cut a weed or plant down but leave its roots it will grow back. It does no good to cut off the top of a weed. My parents used to say, "If you want to get rid of the spider web, you have to kill the spider." Nature should inform life here. If you want to remove an unwanted habit, we should think about what needs to be uprooted. What needs to stop so the habit doesn't keep coming back? This is not theoretical for me. I didn't get victory over an area of struggle, until I did the work of rooting out what was giving it life. There is a time to uproot... Ecclesiastes 3:2
Labels: Changing habits
By: Pastor Gary | Saturday, April 25, 2009 |
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