Picture Dees #19 Greener Grass

An old familiar saying that started as far back as the Garden of Eden is the saying about "looking for greener grass. " Basically that was the concept Satan used on Eve when he convinced her there was more to be sought. That she was missing out on something. She fell for it and indeed she fell right into sin and she took Adam with her.

Looking for greener grass doesn't always land us in the middle of sin or trouble but it can. It’s a trip that can help or hinder us. It’s important we find balance in this area. The balance between constantly looking for something better, never satisfied with what we have or staying in places we don’t have to with very little room for improvement.

It seems like it’s a phrase that is more abused than properly used. We use it as an excuse to accuse as well as a reason to bail out. We claim it’s our fundamental right to have greener pasture to stroll upon. What it is is a primary blessing or privilege, not a right that we get to claim as if someone was going to hand us the keys to next available greener grass spot that becomes available.

As seen in the picture the getting to greener grass often requires obstacles to overcome. It’s something that is seldom just stepped into without some kind of effort on our part. Once over or through the obstacles in life we find that the greener pasture has its own brown, dead spots. If not properly taken care of the newly found “greener grass” can soon look like the place we just came from.

Getting half way over the barbwire fence and expecting to stay there to find our balance in this matter doesn’t work. Know in your heart what you are looking for, don’t be afraid to go after it. However, don’t throw away something you already have thinking you could possibly do better. Get that balance between the two and stay with it. Don’t listen to the lies of Satan as he offers you greener grass or better places that don’t exist. He’d also sell you ocean front property in Arizona if you were gullible enough to fall for it.

There’s no doubt about it there is greener grass out there. Just don’t stumble over your own efforts getting there, throwing away what should be kept, seeking what doesn’t need to be sought. Allow God to be the one to lead you to where you need to go, on His time, using His paths to help you up and over the barbwire fences in life that can snare us. Caught and torn up by such barbs as greed and discontent.

In the meantime, make the best of what you have. Adding the Water of life, Jesus Christ will green up any pasture with a lasting beauty that will never die.

Copyright 2008 Karen J. Gillett Pencil Marks and Recipes Publishing