We Are Pilgrims On A Journey

Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Change

There's a garden in my house. For many years, it was just occupied by weeds and creepers. One day, dad removed all the weeds, and began his farming in this small garden. He started with seeds in cotton wool. Then transferred them to small pots. And then transferred the seedlings to the garden. (oh yes, it was vegetables he was growing) He prepared his homemade pesticide and planted spring onions around the baby plants. Oh the dear things. Every now and then he would ask us to pull out the weeds. All was to protect the plants. Not that I helped much (oops), but the days went by....

One day, I opened the door and looked out. The veggies were up to my knees!!!! They were such a lovely sight I almost cried. As you know, I didn't help out much. So I didn't look at the plants everyday. Only every now and then. Once, the garden was a patch of weeds. Now, it is a patch of vegetables which is somewhat edible, but it sure is beautiful!

Sometimes in life we feel nobody understands us, and our difficulties. We feel like we're stuck in the mud. Like the patch of weeds. And even I feel like that at times when afraid of the future. Well, the weeds in the garden went through a powerful makeover to be converted into a beautiful patch of vegetables. All done by dad's hard work. In our lives, our heavenly Father helps us to remove the "weeds". Like a garden, removing the weeds is painful as it requires a lot of plucking away of the weeds and softening the soil. When the soil is ready and fertile, the seed can be sowed.

Are you ready for a change of heart? Ready to trust your life into a heavenly Father who would change the weeds in your life to a beautiful patch of plants?

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11:30 PM