Food for thought.  God has me in a season of going deeper.  Deeper in Him, His presence, His Word.  And I am thankful for it.  You see, that it where TRUE peace is, not the world’s peace that we get for but a moment.  But TRUE lasting peace and the more we dive into Him, the more we get from Him.  I have been reading this book called “Roaring Lambs”.  Supposedly a “gentle plan to radically change your world”.  In Matthew 5:13, the bible it speaks of us being the salt of the earth. What does that even mean?  I think sometimes we Christians can throw ourselves and other into a tizzy (it’s a cute word!) with knowledge and bible memorization but I believe living it out in the real world is what matters the most.  I love to hear the song, “They will know we are Christians by our love”.  My prayer is that people will KNOW me by my love, a different kind of love than the world offers but a love that is unconditional, long suffering, and  powerful.  A love that cuts to the very bottom of an offense and blows it away, a love that doesn’t quit when things aren’t “happy” anymore, a love that explodes with joy that it penetrates even the deepest of hurt.  Is that easy love?  I have both of my hand held high.  No it isn’t easy.  That’s why we need to depend on God.  If we could do this love on our own, we wouldn’t need Him then we would start turning away from Him and depend on ourselves.  Another verse that I ABSOLUTELY love but can sometimes grind your very flesh is………….ready?……………Matthew 22:36-40 “Jesus replied: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the greatest commandment.  And the second is like it:  “Love your neighbor as yourself.”  All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments…………….  WOW!!!  Jesus said the greatest commandment is loving God and then loving our neighbors as ourselves!  We can take a moment and sink that one in.  But I do believe this…………if we actually did love God with all our heart, soul and mind, loving people, (that’s right, all people) would come allot easier than in our own strength and therefore, they WOULD know us as Christians because that love WOULD speak and then we would add a very distinct taste in our world, a taste that would make a difference just like salt does on our food.  hmmmmmm, wonder if that is what he means by being the salt of the earth? 

Blessings to all!  Add a little flavor to the earth today! 🙂

Kelly