Drops of Sunshine - Daily Bread

 

If you have any experience with teams, then you've probably also encountered being a part of a team where all members weren't contributing. Oft termed as "not pulling their weight". Those who are working, end up doing twice if not more the work because of it. In our lives, we have to be bold and strong enough not to settle for things that will ultimately drag us down. 

Laundry is my pastime. I love it! Over the years, though, I’ve had more than one encounter with something being too dark and staining the lighter clothing. A true frustration! However, it regularly reminds me that dark and light weren’t made to exist together. Our choice has to be one or the other. We can’t straddle the fence.  

Most people leave gardening to the experts. Especially when it comes to weeding and rooting out the things that don't belong there. That's the same thing we need to do with our spiritual lives. Leave the weeding to Jesus and trust his direction when it comes to taking care of your garden.

When I was younger, I was absolutely positive that I didn't like chitterlings. I never needed to taste them. I smelled them. It was hard not to. That was enough for me. But one day my brother did the brotherly thing and convinced me that I would never truly know whether or not I liked them since I never ate them before. Rising to his challenge, I tried it. I proved myself right. But at least now I can confirm that I did eat them (or tried to) before and can be certain that I definitely dislike them. My point is, if we never tap into exercising our faith, then we'll never truly know what we have. So the challenge for us is to try God and see that, unlike chitterlings, he is good! And always will be!

 If you've used search engines or any form of social media then you're probably a little familiar with algorithms and how they operate. What you search for is what you get. But they also offer suggestions that may be similar to what you've been seeking. In other words, these sites learn your interests and that's what they began to feed you, even without you asking. We need to fine tune our spiritual algorithm. Afterall, what I feed my spirit is what it will crave. If it's drama and negativity, then there's a problem.