Rose Gardens

Weeds grow in rose gardens.

I know that because the Foreman of the yard crew I worked on told me to go pull every one of them! I was a college kid, yanking weeds from Rose Garden soil at the State Capital Building in Montgomery, Alabama. I could think of much more glamorous work, more important stuff that I could be doing to change the world like those lawmakers inside, but I wound up digging in the dirt instead.

Have you ever tried to make the most of the least? Ever feel like 'nuthin' trying to become 'somethin'?

"Whatever you hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom." Ecclesiastes 9:10

Are you creating something worthwhile with your life? Are you pouring yourself into becoming the greatest at what it is that you do every day? Tasks that we think have no merit or little value can be the very things that distinguish us in the eyes of others and elevate us to the places that God has destined for us in our work while upon the earth. The gut check reality is that we all we end up in the same place as your Christmas extension cords...in a box.

It doesn't matter if you work at the food processing plant or Corporate Woods...do you best in the eyes of the Lord. Give to Him your finest efforts and take the paycheck as your 'bonus'! And yet, keep your balance. Remember that all your natural abilities do not guarantee success. Life is that unpredictable. That is God's way of keeping us humble and flexible...and looking to Him for ultimate approval.

Even in our labors, God invites us to recognize His sovereignty and absolute right to rule. After all...HE is God...and WE are not. Everyday tasks are blunt reminders of that undeniable fact. So, make the most of your day and do your best to complete your chore list. After all, your life is a rose garden of sorts. Use a bit of 'Weed B Gone' if need be!