Keeping out the weeds

This weekend I must mow the Kikuyu grass on my nature strip. With all the rain over the past few weeks it's knee high and threatens to invade my property, through the fence and into my garden.

One of life's challenges is keeping out the weeds (or wild grass). I found a section in the Old Testament book of Proverbs which speaks about this.

I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment; thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins. I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw: A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man. (Proverbs 24:30-34)

Lesson: If you're too lazy to keep out the weeds you will be ruined. It might be physical weeds, like the wild grass on my nature strip. It might be metaphorical weeds; in your relationship with your spouse or children, or even with God Himself. It might be some sort of evil in your life which threatens to take over: gambling, pornography, drinking, drugs, greed, workaholism.

Message: Keep working hard on keeping those weeds out. Don't ignore them. Take action today. (It would have been much easier if I'd have mowed my nature strip last week!)