Weeds in clay are hard to remove!

SO.... Here is an update in Megan Anderson's world...

I decided that for Mother's day I would weed and replant my Mom's flower beds in front of her house. I did not have a lot of money this year so I thought I would do hard labor... which if you know me... is not something I enjoy doing. But with both of my parents are diabetic I knew that I would not be asking for their assistance.

To let you know about the past few weeks I have been struggling with having a quiet time. I have always been one to learn through what God is revealing through my everyday life. I know I should be getting into God's word but memorization is not something I am able to do at the drop of a hat. Sure I know John 3:16 (God bless Mrs. Ernie for telling me I could not be saved until I memorized that verse... I know she just wanted me to be serious about it and show dedication) and I know "Jesus Wept" lol. But for me to be able to apply and understand the Bible is difficult.

So back to the dw-weeding... I shoveled off the top of one side first and removed all of the discolored and bad mulch. We had gone to he hardware store and gotten new mulch and some flowers for her and I was getting ready to plant flowers however... what do you have to do before planting new... remove the weeds. Sure this might be easy for some... but for these flower beds I failed to mention something, the weeds were growing through clay. If you know anything about clay that has not been watered or had any remote moisture in about a week, you know if is very hard. These weeds came up to my knee and were about 3 inches in diameter thick. I tried pulling, nope. Tried shredding with a garden tool... nope. My dad then came out and put all of his weight on a shovel and about 15-20 times of him jumoing with all of his weight on the shovel it broke the roots and was able to come up. Talk about hard work... Hence there was a lesson God taught me.

I have become like the weeds. Stubborn and not willing to budge. No matter how much I knew that the defiance of not getting into God's word was hurting me I thought if I was not doing anything that was bad that I was o.k. Then I got to thinking. If you leave a glass of water in the sun, the sun evaporates the water until there is nothing left. Not only had I become like the weeds in my mother's garden stubborn and unwilling to move, I had also become like the water in the glass... My good attitude, my passion, everything was evaporating.

So God taught me a valuble lesson! Let God remove the weeds and continue to let him keep the weeds from growing back. Let my glass continue to be filled by Christ and his words. Sure I may not be someone who memorizes... but if I learn something and activley listen to what he has to say my whole persona will improve!

Thank you God for teaching me... eventhough there was a sunburn was involved!