I get frustrated sometimes because I can no longer physically do some of the things that I love to do like work in my flower garden.  It bothers me that the weeds grow up around the house and I can do nothing about it.  Well, I guess there is one thing I can do and I am ashamed to admit that I do it more often than I would like, I complain to my husband. 

Now Sam is a pretty even-tempered man but from time to time I have been known to aggravate even him.  He has a hard enough time just keeping the grass mowed (we have 2 acres) so when I complained about the weeds growing against the house he told me to just be patient that they would get taken care of soon enough.

The days turn in to weeks and I bite my tongue.  I really do like to keep things nice and neat.  Lo and behold, one day as I returned home from work I was astounded to see that all of the weeds had beautiful delicate little purple flowers on them.  They were glorious against the faded green siding on the house.  Wow, God sure does wondrous things.  Those nasty ugly weeds turned into a showcase of beauty.

I bet that sometimes we do the same thing with people.  We look at them and sneer because they don’t look beautiful to us.  We can hardly wait to get rid of them.  We don’t give them a chance to bloom.  We are ready to cut them down to the ground and have the ugliness out of the way.

Who knows what beauty might emerge if given enough time?  What may God have in store for them that we might benefit from?  Maybe when it comes to other people, we should sit back, let the world take a couple of turns and see what beauty is in store for them and for us.  Who knows, we may be the fertilizer that helps them grow.