THE BIBLE-TEACHING MINISTRY OF CHARLES R. SWINDOLL
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Someone just offered you one of four ways to spend your day. Your choices are:
Remember, it’s your choice. There is no right or wrong choice, not one more spiritual or less spiritual than another. You get to choose. My choice would be Number 4—Sow Day. Yep, I’d choose to do yard work all day long. The Swindoll family has a heritage of working with our hands. Whether drawing or designing, painting or planting, writing or reflecting, our emotions and affections connect us to life. And the process teaches us valuable lessons. On one of my yard days, my son Austin and I were out on weed patrol. The yard looked relatively weed-free until ... until we pushed our tools into the ground and found beneath the surface an uninhibited, fused, aggressive root system of weeds. Similar to London’s underground subway, these carnivorous root systems, invisible, circuited the entire yard. And they could potentially ransack it. Nature’s expanse overflows with abundant life. But it is also infused with life-killing elements. It is easy to forget that, like nature, people can appear manicured, stylish, and “on top of the world,” but we are all flawed. Regardless of externals, we must realize our sin nature secretly and aggressively entangles our souls, purposed to destroy us. Thankfully, the Lord God reaches in, cuts away the gangly weeds, and nourishes our lives. Whatever kind of day you would choose, welcome the presence of Jesus and thank Him for creating in you a beautiful life.
About the Author: Colleen Swindoll-Thompson Colleen Swindoll-Thompson