The Garden of Your Heart

   I was reading a book this afternoon and it sparked a cool metaphor in my head so here it goes! :)
   Your heart is like a garden. When you're born it is a perfect patch of dirt. God has made it fertile and allows you to plant and grow whatever you want in it, His seeds or the world's (satan's) seeds. Some seeds are planted in our hearts by our parents and friends but it is ultimately our choice which seeds we're going to cultivate and which ones to dig up and throw out. Other seeds we plant on our own through the TV shows we watch, the books we read, the people we hang around, ect. The seeds we choice to nurture are the ones that grow and make up our garden.
   If we have planted the world's seeds we will soon find our selves with a garden of thorns and poisonous plants. We can't enjoy ourselves in our garden because everywhere we turn something is tricking us or stabbing us in the back. The best thing to do then is to invite God into our garden to help us weed out all the worldly plants, but the process will be painful. As the plants are pulled out pieces of our heart will dislodge too, clinging to the plants roots. The longer we wait to weed, the more painful the process is. 
   Thankfully our God is a healer and can put the pieces of our heart back even more beautifully than they were before. Then He freely offers us some of His seeds so we can replant our garden of beautiful flowers and wholesome fruit. He also offers His weeding services for when we let bad seeds fall into a garden once again. He will always forgive us and help us in our effort to grow a Godly garden!