Driving down our country roads, I’m struck by the way wild, beautiful things grow out of weeds.
Popping up on the medians and in the gutters. “Surprise! Bet you weren’t expecting to find beauty here!”
They’re like a great big “Hah! Take that!” to the messy and try-as-you-might unmanageable landscape of life.
Weeds thumbing their noses at inhospitable growing conditions . . gravel, car exhaust, mowers.
It feels like our family has been “in the weeds” lately. Lots of unexpected, ugly growing up where there seemed to be such nice green grass the day before. It’s tempting to panic and pull out the Roundup.
But I’m learning to wait. And in the waiting, I’m finding some surprises.
I may ponder, plan, and prepare how to control every detail of our life. But seeds and wind and the myriad of human choice can’t be dictated. Won’t be.
But there is One.
And I harvest the beauty in the weeds.
God’s sovereignty is one of the most absolutely reassuring and wonderful teachings of the Bible. Here are 66 Bible verses about it!
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This is beautiful Kim. I'm a new visitor from Holly's link-up. I love that you want "winsome." One of my favorite words. I've become your newest FB fan! Can't wait to read more.
Beautiful, Kim. Thank you for linking such beauty with us at #TellHisStory.
Queen Anne's Lace and blue chicory? Are you from Kentucky? That's one of the things I miss most since we moved to TN about 20+ years ago – the chicory blue! I agree – those weeds are so tempting to destroy but God pulls something beautiful out of it for us – doesn't He! I want to "harvest the beauty in the weeds" – it makes me think of that raising-up time between 14 and 24 for these boys of mine! Simply Lovely and encouraging!