“I went by the vineyard of a man who had no sense. Thorns had grown up everywhere. The ground was covered with weeds. And the stone walls had fallen down.” (Proverbs 24:30-31 ICB)
Have you noticed how useless weeds pop up in a garden automatically, while desirable plants require intentional cultivation? Every spring, I painstakingly pull out every weed before I plant rows of tomatoes, peppers, and squash. In a week, the weeds grow back. Unless I put down some sort of barrier between the rows of vegetables, I have to keep weeding regularly.
Have you noticed how harmful habits pop up automatically, while beneficial behaviors require intentional practice? Like weeds in the garden, damaging thoughts spread their invisible roots. They propagate into thorny attitudes and self-sabotaging patterns of conduct. A fruitful life is a product of attentive care. Thoughts, words, motivations, and actions must be consistently evaluated. Noxious impulses have to be uprooted. Boundaries that have fallen down need to be reinforced.
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