Lemon Bars of Life

They are bright yellow like the sunshine on a really hot day, soft and fluffy like the cotton balls in your hand, and when you bite into them they are bitter sweet like the troubles in our lives.
Maybe you don't like lemons because they are tart but how about a ruby red cherry with the pit in the center of it? I love food, sometimes too much. However, today I cannot get my mind off of these lemon bars. Not only are they bitter sweet but I relate them to life.
The light and fluffy are the laughing you do to lighten your load and lift your heart into a safe and happy place.  When you go through trials it is hard to remember the laughter. It is true though, when you laugh you feel better. When you are experiencing heaviness, it is alright to praise and sing and delight in something good, like a lemon bar.  Perhaps that is why God tells us, "A cheerful heart is good medicine."

The lemon filling in the center is either sweet or sour and the sour makes your lips pucker. Of course, you might make it with more sugar than lemons.  Life is like this isn't it? You can have messes in your life and either it is sweet or sour.  It's all in your perspective of how good the filling inside is determines your view of the mess. The sweetness is like sitting outside on a sunshine day enjoying a cup of coffee with a friend and the sour is like that of an argument that never ends.

The best part about this lemon bar called life is that when it mixes together their is such a bitter sweetness to it.

I believe Jesus spoke of this in the book of James. He tells you to count it all joy when you fall into various trials. For these trials are what will determine your faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.  You can find comfort knowing that no matter what sour taste you bring to your life and those around you, Jesus loves the sweetness in you. He loves with an everlasting love. He is your rock and your fortress in whom you can run.

So my friend, be encouraged, you can run to the secret places of God. He knows the depth of your hurt and sorrow.  He wants to give you life and give it in abundance. Run to Jesus today and taste the sweetness of the center of the lemon bar.