Last week, my husband and I were doing some yard work. In addition to running into a slithering beast (gasp), we did some major weeding. We had not cleaned out flower beds in quite some time, so as you can imagine, it was quite a task.
I have several rose bushes in my back yard. Weeds had grown all around them. Some of the bushes had so many weeds around them that they actually started growing up through the bush. The weeds were so large and numerous that they began to choke the life out of my beautiful rose bushes. A few of the bushes had bloomed, but you could not appreciate their beauty because they were covered by weeds.
As I was pulling the weeds up, Holy Spirit began to speak to my heart.
Seeds of bitterness, anger, unforgiveness, resentment, disappointment, guilt, shame, and condemnation are sometimes planted in our hearts. These seeds may have been planted by the enemy, life’s circumstances, or even words from people that we love. In some cases, weeds have grown from these seeds and have choked the beautiful life of abundance that Christ died on the cross for us to have.
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