09/03/2026
In the parable of the wheat and the w**ds (Matthew 13:24-30), a man sows good seed in his field… but his enemy sneaks in at night and sows w**ds among the wheat.
The servants want to rip the w**ds out. The master says no. Let them grow together until the harvest, or you'll uproot the wheat by accident.
Lots to take from this one. But my takeaway is one of the most underrated words in the spiritual life: RELAX.
We see the evil in the world, the conflict in our families, the imperfections in our marriages. So often we can't sit still. We want the w**ds gone. All of them!
But what if they're there for a reason?
What if all the bumps and bruises of living in an imperfect world are a feature, not a flaw, in God's plan? What if the w**ds are the very thing making the wheat grow stronger, pushing their roots deeper as they fight for their spot in the sun?
You're not gonna get perfect in this life. Life is full of w**ds. Family members will annoy you. Marriage issues won't all resolve. The wicked and the holy will even sit side by side in the pews.
Of course, some w**ds — real abuse, serious sin — do have to be pulled. God isn't asking us to sit still for those. But don't expect to grow old in a sterile field, scrubbed of every w**d. They'll always be there. Jesus was clear on that.
So maybe instead of trying to pull every w**d out of life, we ask the Master of the Harvest: "How are you using the discomfort to make me more patient, humble, and merciful?"
Because if we're honest, the real divide between righteous and wicked isn't "out there." It's in our own hearts.
Maybe that's why God lets a few w**ds sprinkle the fields of our lives. It strengthens the wheat in us.
So stop squirming. RELAX, even. That prickly w**d is part of the plan.
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