Lessons Learned from Honeysuckle Vines

We've decided we want to move a portion of chain link fence. We've allowed some vines to grow along the fence - bad idea.  As I was trying to remove honeysuckle vines that have intertwined with a chain link fence, I was thinking about these vines. Like the vines, we can adapt, grow, and change. I was struck by how the vines changed direction and wove themselves in and out of the fence in order to grow. Like the vines, we can be stubborn and resist being moved. The vines were strong, resisting my efforts to the point that I didn't finish the job even after an hour of work.

So while I was cutting and pulling at vines, I was thinking that I want to be able to grow and change; to move with the times and to weave my life into the lives of others that God puts in my path. But I also want to be a little bit stubborn and stand up for the things I believe are important, refusing to be moved sometimes. God being my helper, I will know when to grow and change, finding new direction, weaving my life in a new way. I'll also know when it's time to be stubborn and resist change because He wants me to do that.