Weeds

After a season of exhaustion and doubt, the writer describes feeling emptied and worn down, plagued by worries and weeds of thought.

But a simple whisper—"Trust me"—offers renewal, calling us to lean on God and find hope in His presence.

Episode Transcript

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Emptied, hungry, tired, burned out, all of the above, exhausted.

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Warm water running down my face failed to ignite the synapses between my ears, dull,
spent, taking one lifeless step after another.
Seeing these moments, my mind is fertile ground for whatever takes root, and of course, weeds
grow faster than anything else.

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What went wrong last week?
What could go wrong this week?
How good that warm bed looks, and do I really need to go to work today?
Climbing through the weeds, other seeds broke through.
Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,

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whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable, if anything is excellent or
praiseworthy, think about such things.
Philippians chapter 4
Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart as working for the Lord, not for human

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masters.
Colossians chapter 3
Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding.
Proverbs 3.5
Now there's one I can wrap my head around.
Leaning not on my own understanding should be easy today.

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Have none to lean on.
Then the Lord whispered, trust me.
Two words, that's all, trust me.
I continued my commute, barely missing a side swipe from a car in my blind spot, only by

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the Lord's hand.
Blind spot, unaware, empty.
Again, trust me.
Perhaps I needed to be emptied, to be humbled.
I am an empty vessel needing to be filled.

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Father, lift me, fill me, walk with me.
Turning a corner, the sunrise pierced through my sleepy eyes, normally in annoyance, but
today a welcomed answer, warmth to grow good seed past bad weeds.

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Lord, I am empty.
I know, trust me.
Then Jesus said, And surely I am with you always to the very end of the age.
Matthew chapter 28
Amen