Don't eat in the dark

The restaurant was dark -- very few windows, a couple of candles on the table, low lights -- sounds like a romantic dinner, doesn't it? It was actually a large group of people from the City having dinner together. (There are some privileges for being married to a Councilman!) The conversation was good, there was a nice wine being poured and the dinner was being served. I was delighted to see my plate of food -- pasta, chicken, various vegetables. It looked delicious! I stuck my fork into this wonderful looking plate of food -- white sauce, tomatoes, summer squash, carrots, etc. and began eating. It was so good!!! The meal continued and I kept chatting away and eating this delicious food until I took this one bite and my mouth did a crazy sort of dance and my eyes started watering and I thought "wow, that was some sort of tangy sauce down in the bottom of this dish!". I figured if I didn't dig too deeply into the bowl, I would be just fine as everything else had tasted so good!!! My fork was full of this big piece of summer squash and I put it into my mouth and once again, "wow, that's some sort of tangy sauce in there!" That's when it dawned on me! That was NOT summer squash -- that was a LEMON! I leaned over to my hubby and told him what I had just eaten -- with tears nearly rolling down my cheeks (from sourness and honesty, laughter at myself -- I really wanted to just stand up and tell everyone because it was so darn funny!). What a nut I am! The lemon was there, obviously, as a garnish, I just hadn't really SEEN it! Remember, the restaurant was dark!

Isn't that the way life is sometimes? When the day is dark and gloomy and there isn't much light, the lemons are hidden and the sour things end up being a part of our day. I know it is in my life. If I keep the Light on and keep the focus on the brighter things of God's goodness, I can see the lemons and try to avoid them before their sourness consumes me. If I can focus on Him and the sweetness of His goodness, the devil-soured-lemons of the world stay at bay. I hope today is one of those brighter days when I can keep the Light on! Don't live life in the dark and defintely, don't eat in a dark restaurant!