Weeds In The Garden
(5 minutes)
But the moment one turns to the Lord with an open heart, the veil is lifted and they see. Now, the "Lord" I'm referring to is the Holy Spirit, and wherever he is Lord, there is freedom. We can all draw close to him with the veil removed from our faces. And with no veil we all become like mirrors who brightly reflect the glory of the Lord Jesus. We are being transfigured into his very image as we move from one brighter level of glory to another. And this glorious transfiguration comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit. (2 Corinthians 3:16-18)
"If you have blindspots driving, you got blindspots doing life. And things creep in. Understand your life, your heart, is like a garden. Abba compares your life to a garden. What happens if you don't pay attention to the garden? One day it looks good, the next day it's full of weeds. Just that fast. Not because you're out there throwing seeds of weeds out. It's because that's what happens. And you'll justify the weeds. You'll call them flowers. You'll call them 'God's creation.' God forbid. You know what we do: we look at weeds and we say, 'God is okay with those weeds.' Not because you want to be wrong, but because you're blinded, because I'm blinded. And some of us are out here calling some decisions that we're making, some actions, some habits, God's will, and it's a weed. And we don't even know it." (Pastor Tim)
And like Pastor Tim said, the goodness of God is not running away from these areas in our lives. The goodness of God is coming to take a walk with us to talk about the very things we're trying to avoid. And this is why our turning to the Lord with an open heart is so important. Because we all have blindspots, and the only thing that transforms these areas is our turning to Abba and allowing Him to lift the veil so we can see clearly. Is Abba trying to address something that we're trying to avoid?
"You see, that's a change from church. Church will tell you He'll run from you and the weed. That's not what God does. He puts His gardening gloves on, invites you into the garden, and says, 'Hey, can we talk about this?' He's not scared to look at it. He's not scared to invite you into a conversation about it. Typically, it's us that doesn't want to talk about it. Typically it's us that makes an excuse for it. We build these excuses around these weeds and Abba is saying, 'That weed is choking out the life I intended for you to have.' And it's not to bring shame and condemnation, it's to say, 'I've got something better for you!' Could you at least believe that sometimes when something is brought up, and it starts off offensive, that it's the goodness of God saying, 'I've got something better for you. You deserve better!'" (Pastor Tim)
It all comes down to a moment. You see, these transformations are waiting for us in every single moment that we're willing to turn to Abba. Every moment is significant. Every breath is significant. Abba is eagerly waiting for us in every single moment. How are we treating the moments in our day? Do we see every moment as an opportunity to turn to Abba? What are your expectations for the moments in this day ahead of you?
Beloved One, Abba is waiting for you in this moment, right now. Will you open your heart and turn to Him and allow His goodness to remove every veil?
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