SAVORY

The wonderful flavor of life can truly be so tasty at times. Which makes one feel so good and alive.

It doesn't always happen with such joy and frequency as we would want. There are occasions when it is less than satisfying.

Those are when we must savor something that is painful. Yet sometimes that is necessary to help nudge us to some casserole for the soul that is truly satisfying.

Lately I have been going through some inner changes in my life in terms of my own feelings about myself and my life. It wasn't not necessarily a tasty moment to have to embrace what I had not necessarily accepted.

So for a while it was painful to finally toss away certain moods and thoughts, which were old friends, but honestly crippling to my well being. Yet, even though it was necessary, the process of change was not necessarily a pleasant change while it was happening.

Fortunately, for me, the Lord was longsuffering and his spirit was so gentle in the way he moved me to the place I needed to be. It was a long journey from that dungeon full of negative thoughts and darkness and into a place where I could accept change.

But God touched in a way that helped give me the strength to escape that sadness. It truly did take me to a point of understanding that truly did touch me in such a wonderful way.

There are times in life when one must suffer a given form of pain in order to move ahead in life. It can be difficult and challenging, but in the long a blessing.

We can lose sight of the blessing in the middle of our resistance. I've seen those who refused to grow.

That is what this is all about. The times when God for our own good helps to guide us to the point to see us flower.

Sadly, to not bloom means you wither. The heart will shrivel and be less fruitful. As for me, well I do savor the change.

It comes at a time of general transition that does give me joy. I look back feel the happiness that I don't have to endure the shadows any longer.

That will always give me pause to celebrate God's grace. It isn't always a moment when one is prepared to see what is best.

But if we listen and obey we will find the end of shadows where live never truly thrive. And then we can honestly begin to live.