Why the Grass may be greener on the other side.

I have a confession to make, (a great place to start).  Working on my yard is just that, a lot of work.  Spring comes early in Charlotte and that gives us a chance to get everything looking better before it's actually summer.  We have a big yard!  Once I measured the distance using MapMyRun and it turns out that the distance I push my mower back and forth is 2.6 miles.  Like I said, we have a big yard.  My wife Karyn and I work really hard to make it look nice, we plant flowers, trim bushes and trees, add lighting and on and on it goes.

  So today while I am pushing the mower and burning calories, the Holy Spirit began speaking to me about how hard I am working to make this all look like a show piece and but I don't put nearly as much time and attention tending my soul.  Now it's true, I do a lot of soul tending.  However, it's not the appearance that matters when it comes to my soul (unlike my yard).  I want God to look deep into my heart and know that I have rested, listened, worked, tended and kept my heart a show piece of righteousness, faithfulness, joy and purity.  A heart that is not duplicitous.  A heart that is after God's.  The beauty of my yard, the dark green of my grass, and the colorful flowers are not nearly as important as the beauty of my heart given to me by God that I am to tend to, I am fearfully and wonderfully made, I was bought with Jesus' life.  I am valuable.  God loves me!  What about you?  What outward appearance are you constantly trying to look good but inwardly its not nearly as true?  Take time to tend to your heart. "Above everything, guard your heart for it is well spring where everything flows from." Proverbs 4:23.