Pull straight up
Another
thing I learned was that weeds come out best when pulled straight up. They come
out of the ground easier, with the roots going back up the channels in the soil
they created, especially weeds with strong taproots. In contrast, weeds are
much likely to break when pulled from an angle, leaving you with a handful of
leaves, but roots still in the ground. Pulling straight up takes more time, and
requires more movement as you weed out a bed, but it definitely yields better
results
I’m
not sure why that is. My admittedly unscientific theory is that puling straight
up results in the most direct, concentrated, application of energy. Further,
pulling a weed at an angle probably makes the roots encounter more resistance. Instead
of going back up channels, roots are pulled through solid soil, encountering
more friction.
Scripture
recognizes a similar dynamic, teaching us to apply our spiritual energy in a
focused, direct, manner. Moses taught
the Hebrews to
“love the Lord your God with all your
heart, all your soul, and all your strength,” and to “commit
yourselves wholeheartedly to these
commands that I am giving you today. Deuteronomy 6:5-9
(NLT)(emphases added). See also Deuteronomy
4:29; Deuteronomy
10:12; Joshua
22:5. Jesus
recognized that, explicitly ratifying Mose's teaching. Matthew 22:34-40;
Mark 12:28-34;
Luke 10:25-28.
Jesus also recognized that halfhearted
devotion—the spiritual equivalent of pulling weeds at an angle—won’t do. Luke 9:59-62;
Matthew 8:21-22.
Jesus’ disciples got those
principles. Paul and the writer of
Hebrews stressed the need to put Jesus above all. Philippians 3:7-14; Hebrews
12:1.
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