They say when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. But I'm curious if anyone ever thought of that logistically. For some people, that's a lot of lemonade. What if you don't even like lemonade? What if you like it at first, but then it just tastes sour, or you get bored of it, or maybe you run out of sugar. Or ice. Who likes warm lemonade? And there's still the question of all the lemons. And the peels and the pits. What do you do with all the waste from making the lemonade?
I've been struggling a little recently with what to do with some of the lemons. Sometimes, I think it's important to get beyond painting a pretty picture, necessary even. In truth, I think I've often looked at lemonade as putting the lemons into perspective; getting the bigger picture if you will. God has blessed me richly, and with that, ought I to really complain about lemons?
However, God also gave me wisdom and a heart, and sometimes it hurts, or I feel overwhelmed with the need to get to the source of the lemons. Where are they coming from? If the lemon delivery service knew I had all the lemons I needed, could I request a change in the contents of my deliveries? Could I have strawberries or even bananas sometimes? Maybe they don't know that I'm getting a surplus and don't have enough lemonade pitchers to make something good of all the lemons?
What if I gave them some of the lemons back? With a little sugar and ice, of course, so that they, too, could see the lemons, but also have the opportunity to turn those lemons into something good?
Just a little food for thought.
Literally.
And hopefully a productive week of both lemonade production, lemon returning, and a little bit of fruit salad.
