Watering Weeds

Don't water your weeds. ~ Harvey Mackay

I can't get rid on the weeds in my life —
the defects of character —
any more effectively than I could shed pounds
and keep the new weight. I'm powerless over food,
powerless over weight, powerless over willing willpower.
And I have just as little luck ridding my life of fear,
of lying, of stealing, of arrogance, of pride
as I did with weight. Still, while I turn them over,
release control, surrender to God's will
one thing I can do is to cease and desist
the things I do to reinforce the defects,
to hold them tight, to keep these broken crutches handy.
Only God can weed my garden
but I certainly don't have to water the weeds!