I have spent some of my time at work these past few weeks digging. Digging out brambles (the wild blackberry that grows in hedgerows in Britain (and borders and most places you don't want it to!) - not to be confused with the much larger, sweeter blackberry you can buy to plant in your garden), and even the odd tree stump.
Wild blackberries seem to grow everywhere you don't want them to, and they are voracious. Give them an inch and they'll cover your whole garden in no time at all. Getting them out in their entirety, with roots intact, is near impossible, so your best bet is to use a very powerful weedkiller, then remove it when it has shrivelled and died. Or, as I have done, dig deep, work hard and remove as much as you possibly can. Then if/ when the last remnants of roots start to sprout, get out your strong weedkiller and spray!
As for tree stumps, especially a dead one as I had to remove, total root removal is not so important, but lots and lots of digging is required. In both cases the results can be very satisfying!
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It may not look
much, but it took a long time to dig out and weighed a ton (not literally!)
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In addition my husband, who has had profound pain and severe problems with a trapped nerve - he has had this since last May/ June time when he was in hospital with it and nearly died - is really suffering and in a great deal of pain at the moment.
And to top it off my husband and I had a huge argument, over something silly. But it was of atomic proportions : (
All of these things have driven me back to God. Sickness comes from one of three things: unconfessed sin, a soul wound (a hurt that has not been healed) or simply from natural causes. I have spent much time recently praying for wisdom into why we are both unwell, and why we have such big arguments from time to time (we both have trigger points that seem to set us off), so that we can know healing. In essence, I have been digging deep.
As with virulent weeds such as brambles, you really need to deal not just with the bits you can see above the surface (the symptoms), but the roots as well (the causes).
I have no answers as yet. But I know I am drawing nearer to my God, learning more about Him and myself in the process, and He is helping us through these issues. (I am also learning to exercise great patience and build endurance!)
Today is Good Friday. Today is the day we remember that Jesus, in His great love for us, submitted Himself to the Father's will, stretched His arms wide in love on a cross, and died for us sins and our sickness.
Today we remember His death. But it is only two days until we will celebrate the resurrection. The same power that raised Christ from the dead is at work in us, according to the Bible. So as I wait upon the Lord, for wisdom, for answers and for healing, I remember those disciples who also waited in the darkness that the crucifixion brought, who did not understand that the most amazing miracle the world has ever seen was about to happen.
For all those waiting for their miracles this Easter, I encourage you, as I encourage myself, that though it may seem dark now - it may be that a miracle that the world needs to hear about is just around the corner. God doesn't forget His promises and He won't forget you : )
Be blessed this Easter and I pray with all my heart that God would encourage you that the resurrection power lives on, because He loves you : )
