GROW IN GRACE AND TRUTH IN THE LIGHT

FINISHED UP THE BOOK I HAVE BEEN DOING FOR MY BIBLE STUDY TIME. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. GRACE FOR THE GOOD GIRL, LETTING GO OF THE TRY HARD LIFE BY EMILY P. FREEMAN I HAVE BEEN WORKING IN THE YARD TOO. WE HAVE AN AREA IN THE WAY BACK OF OUR YARD. IT HAS BECOME CONSUMED BY VINES AND BRIARS AND YUCK. AS I TRIED TO CLEAR IT OFF, I FOUND THE VINES WERE DEEPLY EMBEDDED IN THE GROUND AND SPREADING OUT OF CONTROL. I USED AN AXE, CLIPPERS AND LOTS OF MUSCLE POWER (HA! HA) I HAVE WORKED FOR TWO DAYS AND BARELY DONE A THING. WE CAN'T LET THESE ROOTS TAKE OVER AGAIN. OF COURSE, I FOUND MYSELF SEEING A SCRIPTURE PICTURE FROM THE BACK BREAKING EXPERIENCE. LIKE THE ROOTS GROWING AND SPREADING ALL OVER THE BACKYARD, COVERED BY LEAVES, UNSEEN, BUT SPREADING AND ATTACHING DEEP INTO THE GROUND...COVERING A LARGER AREA EACH DAY, MAKING A ONCE PRODUCTIVE, BEAUTIFUL AREA OF THE YARD UNPRODUCTIVE, UGLY AND UNACCESSABLE.....MY HEART CAN BE JUST LIKE THAT. I CAN TRY TO HIDE MY FEELINGS AND NOT DEAL WITH THEM. TRUTH CAN GET COVERED UP WITH DISCOURAGEMENT, FEAR, WRONG THINKING, NEGATIVITY. IT TAKES WORK, BUT UNCOVERING MY HEART AND EXPOSING IT TO THE WORD, THE LIGHT AND PULLING UP BITTER ROOTS IS MUCH EASIER IF DONE DAILY AND NOT LEFT UNTIL THE WORK IS MUCH HARDER!!!! WORK HARD. LITTLE BY LITTLE. WITH DILIGENCE AND SOME PAIN. TIRED MUSCELS FROM PULLING OUT ROOTS WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE MUSCLES STRONGER!!!! MY HEART IS A MUSCLE AND I WANT IT UNCOVERED BEFORE THE LORD. READY TO RECEIVE HIS LIGHT. TO GROW STRONGER IN GRACE AND TRUTH.

GETTING READY FOR A WONDERFUL WEEK-END WITH MY ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNERS. EACH OF US HAS INVITED A YOUNGER WOMAN WE WANT TO BE INTENTONAL WITH....TO ENCOURAGE AND SPEND TIME IN THE WORD AND PRAYER ON A REGULAR BASIS. TAKING PRECIOUS GINNY RICHARDSON WITH ME. CAN'T WAIT TO SPEND TIME WITH HER. SHE IS A MENTOR TO ME!!!!! PICTURES TO COME SOON.