Tuesday, November 22, 2011

The Unstoppable Mustard Seed

“Then said he , Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?  It is like a grain of mustard seed, which a man took , and cast into his garden; and it grew , and waxed a great tree; and the fowls of the air lodged in the branches of it. And again he said , Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God? It is like leaven, which a woman took and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened . ”
- Luke 13:18-21

I suddenly got this image in my head of a field of weeds.  How ugly it was, how hard it would be to make it fertile soil.  How painful it is to walk through the stickers (or prickers, depending on what part of the country you are from ;P).  And the Kingdom of God is like planting a mustard seed, the smallest of all known seeds, in the middle of that field.  And how that mustard seed overcomes the weeds to sprout, undeterred.  And then it grows up, bears fruit, and makes more seeds, which sprout and grow undeterred, and so on until that one mustard seed has completely overcome the entire field.

And leavening.  How you put some yeast in the bread and it grows.  It multiplies.  Like those friendship bread recipes that continue to grow and grow and grow until you have so much you don’t have enough friends to give it to, it’s running out your ears, and you throw it all away.  ahha!  Again, this is what the kingdom of God is like.  Slow, steady, undeterred, always triumphant, victorious, unceasing, undefeated, unquestionably, undoubtingly.

So the field is my life and the weeds my problems.  And no matter how much I batter myself against them, they always come back and retake all the ground I’ve gained.  But, when Christ came into my life, the Mustard Seed was planted.  All I need to do is let it grow.  Sometimes I try to tear up the weeds for It, but all that does is cause me unnecessary hardship and pain.  The Mustard Seed won’t grow any faster than it wants no matter how much ground I tell it to take and when.  Plus the weeds always come back.  I can’t get rid of them like the Mustard Seed can.  Sometimes, it doesn’t seem the Mustard Seed takes over certain areas at all while I’m sitting there begging It to hurry up and take care of this certain weed right here that’s super painful!!!  And suddenly, It pops up and that weed is vanquished.  And I wonder why I fretted over it at all.

Don’t fear the weeds.  They’re already defeated, they just don’t know it yet.  If the Seed has been planted in your life, then He is growing, undeterred, unstoppable, unceasingly.  You have been given the grace to deal with the weeds until the Mustard Seed overtakes them.  Hang in there.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

44/52


The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree: he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon. Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him.  ~ Psalm 92:12 ~

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

43/52 Light is Sweet





Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:~ Ecclesiastes 11:7 ~



Wednesday, October 12, 2011

42/52



"One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple."
~ Psalms 27:4 ~

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

41/52

Went on a Fall Photowalk with some friends.  
Loved it.


Tuesday, September 27, 2011

40/52

This week's image is an image I took for a photo challenge.  Always thought pictures of drops and splashes were dramatic.  Loved 'em.  Always sorta shied away from taking one myself though because it's "been done before."  I'm glad I finally did it.



Wednesday, September 7, 2011

~~~~~~~~~~~~~   Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding , that I may learn thy commandments.  They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.  I know, O LORD, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.  Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.  Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight. Let the proud be ashamed ; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.  Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.  Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~