rediscovering our relationship with God
Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth
Would care to know my name
Would care to feel my hurt
Who am I, that the bright and morning Star
Would choose to light the way
For my ever wandering heart
Not because of who I am
But because of what You've done
Not because of what I've done
But because of who You are
I am a flower quickly fading
Here today and gone tomorrow
A wave tossed in the ocean
A vapor in the wind
Still You hear me when I'm calling
Lord, You catch me when I'm falling
And You've told me who I am
I am Yours, I am Yours
Who am I, that the eyes that see my sin
Would look on me with love
and watch me rise again
Who am I, that the voice that calmed the sea
Would call out through the rain
And calm the storm in me
Whom shall I fear
Whom shall I fear
I am yours
musings of our walk
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Just pull out your weeds – they’re not going to be carrots
I remember in ag, every time we had to plant carrots, all the weeds in my plot looked like carrots (except you know, the clovers...) and I didn't want to pull out a carrot, so I just didn't weed. =)
It's like that with life a lot of the time. We have all these good things in life we don't want to get rid of because we think they'll get somewhere. They might be weeds, butttt they might be carrots(!) so we leave them in to grow. For example, me, I want the best of all world (don't we all? =P) - I'd like to do half the degrees I've heard of, I'm interested in way too many things, I want to learn heaps of languages and instruments and visit so many places and do so many things. But God's picked out a path for my life already. And it's good =) It doesn't involve most of the things I would've liked to do, but that's cos I just don't realise they're weeds yet. They are things that won't really glorify God, but bring me pleasure and glory should I pursue them. They need to be pulled out!
I've been reading Luke and I got up to the Parable of the Sower in chapter 8. I think most of us Christians can relate with these verses:
7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants... 14 The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear, but as they go on their way they are choked by life's worries, riches and pleasures, they do not mature.
It's really struck me this time reading that we are distracted, choked, but GOOD things. By riches and pleasures as well as worries. God has showered us with worldly blessings and we need to thank Him for that, and enjoy the wonderful world He has given us. But it can't choke us. The world can't be our focus.
So let's re-evaluate why we do some things we do. Prune out the good things in life to make way for the BEST. And pull out those weeds!
posted by Lil at 5:21 PM