Father, a full day and it is quickly coming to a close. May I hear what You have for me as we come together. Speak for Your servant is listening. Amen.
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Crocuses are blooming. Other flowers are coming up. We will probably see daffodils blooming at church next Sunday. And the most exciting part of spring’s arrival…the smell of emerging earthworms!
This has come freshly to my sense of smell this week as I have opened the door let kids on and off the bus. I also remember my time at Mount Vernon Nazarene College – oh so long ago – and after a rain, it never failed, worms would be all over the parking lots and sidewalks with their pungent odor.
I did just a little research to learn a bit more about earthworms. On planetnatural.com. in an article entitled, How Do Earthworms Survive Winter?, I learned quite a bit. As every seasoned gardener is aware earthworms are a necessity. “They’re tunneling helps keep [the] soil porous and conduct moisture. They feed on decaying matter, leaves and other plant matter, as well as fungi, bacteria, and nematodes, then excretes them as vermicompost or worm castings, one of the most potent soil amendments there is.”
Now that you know more than you ever wanted to know about worms, where in the world am I going with this? Well…life isn’t always the easiest – and I am not telling you anything there – but what do with all the “junk” that we have to work through? Does it have to bring us down? Does it have to leave us defeated? Or can it somehow be used for good? Now I don’t think we need to “feed” on the junk but can’t we take all that “junk” and turn it into something beneficial?
A worm’s product – if you will – is one of the most potent soil amendments there is. I had to look it up, but an amendment, in this case, is something which is added to soil in order to improve its texture or fertility.
Can’t we take the troubles we have and, leaning on Christ, strive to be positive and loving and turn those troubles into a means of helping others deal with their troubles – sharing and encouraging them? God can use all aspects of our livers and make them useful, beautiful even. Through Him, we can improve the environment around ourselves.
Lord Jesus, help us to bring all our troubles to You and may You use them make something beautiful of our lives. Amen.
Something beautiful, something good
All my confusion He understood
All I had to offer Him was brokenness and strife
But he made something beautiful of my life ~ Gloria Gaither
Mar 31st, 2019, Sun, 6:27 pm
