The Root of the Problem
As I've been working the dirt which lived underneath the brick pavers which have recently been removed, readying the area for my winter garden spot, I've been amazed at the amount of weeds and roots that exist. The brick flooring has been in place for over 10 years. After removing the rusty old gazebo and then the bricks and then the pavers that supported the bricks AND many wheelbarrow loads of sand, I have sat day after day pulling out weeds.
As I followed them with my hands deep into the ground, I wondered "how did they possibly survive?" Then I got it (everything is a spiritual lesson to me). I thought of all the incorrect thinking that has taken root deep inside me and grown and twisted around my soul for years.
Is that how it works for you? We are told things as young children that may or may not be true, but we believe nearly everything, especially if mom and dad and other people on whom we depended were the one's who tell us these things. We grab a hold of these "truths" and latch onto them for. sometimes, the rest of our lives. These beliefs mold us and grow deep, deep roots within us and even when we are all "grown-up" they often define who we are, what we choose to do with our lives, who we marry, and how we perceive God. (See The Four Agreements)
In the past several years, I have spent many hours (and dollars) sitting on therapists' couches, reading tons of books and then finally (note how this was my last resort) turning to Source for some much needed guidance. Only God has been able to direct me to my roots and give me the wisdom to know which roots needed to go first. I have suffered in the process...and I know it will be a life-long journey of discovery...but WOW... not only do I feel better but I'm much more effective in the world.
As I sat in the dirt, digging and pulling out weeds, roots and other debris, sifting the soil into an acceptable growing medium, I was aware of the crystal clear analogy. As I shift through the roots of wrong thinking and clear out years of stinky weeds and yuck, I, too, AM becoming a perfect growing medium.
May you find yourselves clean and clear.
Finally! When all else fails
And the wind is sucked right out of my sails
I scream out loud,
I fall on my knees
I weep and I moan
You’ve been right there with me.
Still I run on, to go it alone
My job runs out, I can’t get a loan
My spouse has gone and abandoned me
I feel like I’m hanging dead from a tree.
I cry louder still
My knees bloody and torn
Each day I feel ever more forlorn
But one very dark yet wonderful night
I’m finally filled with Your glorious light
The peace they say I can’t understand
Fills me so full I’m a spiritual man
The light comes on
There’s no more resisting.
All I needed to do was to
Stop
Ask
And listen.
As I followed them with my hands deep into the ground, I wondered "how did they possibly survive?" Then I got it (everything is a spiritual lesson to me). I thought of all the incorrect thinking that has taken root deep inside me and grown and twisted around my soul for years.
Is that how it works for you? We are told things as young children that may or may not be true, but we believe nearly everything, especially if mom and dad and other people on whom we depended were the one's who tell us these things. We grab a hold of these "truths" and latch onto them for. sometimes, the rest of our lives. These beliefs mold us and grow deep, deep roots within us and even when we are all "grown-up" they often define who we are, what we choose to do with our lives, who we marry, and how we perceive God. (See The Four Agreements)
In the past several years, I have spent many hours (and dollars) sitting on therapists' couches, reading tons of books and then finally (note how this was my last resort) turning to Source for some much needed guidance. Only God has been able to direct me to my roots and give me the wisdom to know which roots needed to go first. I have suffered in the process...and I know it will be a life-long journey of discovery...but WOW... not only do I feel better but I'm much more effective in the world.
As I sat in the dirt, digging and pulling out weeds, roots and other debris, sifting the soil into an acceptable growing medium, I was aware of the crystal clear analogy. As I shift through the roots of wrong thinking and clear out years of stinky weeds and yuck, I, too, AM becoming a perfect growing medium.
May you find yourselves clean and clear.
WHEN ALL ELSE FAILS
Why do I wait
“Till all else fails”
To come to You with all life’s travails
I wait till my son is lost at sea
I wait till the sickness is eating me
I wait till my car is towed away
I wait, and I wait, and I wait.
And the wind is sucked right out of my sails
I scream out loud,
I fall on my knees
I weep and I moan
You’ve been right there with me.
Still I run on, to go it alone
My job runs out, I can’t get a loan
My spouse has gone and abandoned me
I feel like I’m hanging dead from a tree.
I cry louder still
My knees bloody and torn
Each day I feel ever more forlorn
But one very dark yet wonderful night
I’m finally filled with Your glorious light
The peace they say I can’t understand
Fills me so full I’m a spiritual man
The light comes on
There’s no more resisting.
All I needed to do was to
Stop
Ask
And listen.
So I wait no more till all else fails
I’m through with the need to whimper and wail
The first thing I do
Is turn inward to You
There resides peace, joy, love and understanding.
Linda Louise Logan Copywrite 2013
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