Weeds

I, along with a number of others, have access to a drop box which gives a indication as to what is to be talked about on the Sunday morning.  Habitually I go through these, study them, and send them out to others so they can do the same.
I am really grateful for that as I am not one to accept all I am told based solely on the one saying it (even when the track record has been impeccable).  I need to establish what I think is right for myself.
There was a sentence in that that hit me between the eyes.  It is always nice to have something said by another that confirms what I have been feeling (though unstated).
“Focus on growing not on removing every weed in our community.”  It was an agricultural story that was being shared to highlight a truth to me.  The story talks about letting weeds and (in this case) wheat grow together because there is a chance that in removing the weed the wheat is pulled out to.
Up until now (this is like 67 years) I have always seen the weeds as an external element.  Yet for the first time yesterday I saw the weeds as something growing in my life that needs to be dealt with in time.
I guess in a lot of ways it is like the glass containing dirty water.  It is impossible to separate the dirty water except by pouring in good water and the cup overflowing.  Eventually there is enough good water in the cup that the dirty water is removed.
I feel that is the way to deal with issues in my life.  It would be nice to say there is no dirty water or weeds in my life but that is not true.  So often shortcomings remain dormant until a situation arises that reveals my less then good attitude.  The weed is suddenly visible.  Dormant does not mean non-existent.
But I have determined such things are not for me to worry about.  I reckon that if I concentrate on growing the good stuff then the bad stiff will be starved.  My problems are not solved by concentrating on my problems but on the one who can solve my problems.
That has been a game changer for me.  Ok I am a hard hat area, but it is the building that I focus on and not the things that can go wrong.  They are solved as I build.