He answered, "The one who sowed the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed stands for the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sows them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the harvesters are angels. ~Matthew 13:37-39 (NIV)
The other day I was sharing with Jeff some news about a few my mom friends. He asked "Is there ever any good news that happens to your mom friends? It seems that there is always bad stuff happening." I told him Yes of course! Why do I naturally share bad news first rather than the good stuff? I feel like if I tell Jeff bad news, I will get more of a response from him. "oh wow, so sorry to hear that" or "that is terrible". If I tell him good news will he react the same way is a positive manner? "Oh that is wonderful!" "Oh I am so glad to hear that". I was sowing weeds!
I was pulling weeds this afternoon. These weeds surrounded the beautiful spring flowers like tulips and daffodils. I wasn't paying any attention to the flowers, just the weeds. Pulling and plucking, digging and discarding. I was on my knees when there was a tulip right under my nose. I could not avoid the scent from the flower. I looked down and there was such a beautiful contrast between the inner black and the outer red. So beautiful, God's creation. It was like God was saying...here you go my sweet daughter-I give you beauty amoungst the weeds. Sweet child, don't focus on the weeds, focus on the beauty that is in front of you. Wow! Thank you God for this moment.
Isn't this true with life? It seems like sometimes there are so many "weeds" growing around us that we fail to see the beauty that is right under our noses. So now it's time for me to focus on God and all the beauty and blessings that surround us. Focus on the good seeds! Instead of telling news about bad things happening, tell the good news! The praises! The Blessings! The beauty of God, the kingdom of heaven!
Blog Post Verse 2
Here is another story Jesus told: “The Kingdom of Heaven is like a farmer who planted good seed in his field. But that night as the workers slept, his enemy came and planted weeds among the wheat, then slipped away. When the crop began to grow and produce grain, the weeds also grew. ~Matthew 13: 24-26 (NLT)
This picture is from last summer. Charlie enjoying God's beauty!
3 comments:
Loving your blog Katy! Thank you for words of wisdom!
Love to you,
Chanda
Thank you Katy! How nice it was for vegasgrandpa to read this at the end of the day. Charlie is growing up to fast,I will have to visit soon.
Love you all.
Thank you my sweet child for this message to ME this morning! :"It was like God was saying...here you go my sweet daughter-I give you beauty amongst the weeds. Sweet child, don't focus on the weeds, focus on the beauty that is in front of you."
What a beautiful daughter you are!
Love Mom
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