08/02/2019
I am at war in my yard and am enlisting any help I can get from multiple products. Who or what am I fighting? Moles!!! I have heard stories from people who have almost lost their mind in this battle and I fear I may be joining them. I have lost large areas of mums, coreopsis, shasta daisies and black eyed daisies due to these critters. To say nothing of the soft spots in my lawn and raised areas in my beds! I have tried mole traps, juicy fruit gum, mole worms, mole sonar, and now my latest...gassing them out of their trails.
But if I can settle down for a moment...when I picture what is happening under my lawn-- what I envision is this main road from which multiple side roads branch off to cover the entire surface area of my yard. This road extends into my neighbor’s yards also. I know that there is a massive transport system established but I don’t know how many are traveling those roads. But I do know that it is there, unfortunately.
This reminds me of a picture of life on a spiritual level. Our lives are lived on top of the soil but what we must never forget is that not far away there is another spiritual reality just under the surface. That spiritual reality may be called evil, the devil, satan, spiritual warfare...whatever is your preferred description we need to remember that it is there. There are times in our lives when it raises its ugly head and becomes a real challenge, a real temptation, a real diversion from the life we try to lead as growing disciples of Jesus. The moles remind me of this. I am reminded that I need to be attentive and ready to respond any time I am tempted, I am lured, I am distracted away from what Jesus desires for me.
So just as I am looking out for moles in my lawn, I am being attentive also to spiritual moles that may try to lead me astray.
Thanks for listening to me rant, Pastor Patti
p.s. These moles make me laugh and think about the movie “Caddyshack!"
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