There is a truth we can learn from the Biblical character Naomi. First we learn how to endure bitterness but remain sweet.
It would be great if life was a bowl of cherries, mostly sweet with a few pits; but the reality is that life often deals us a few lemons.
The challenge is to endure life’s lemons without losing our own sense of sweetness. In the bible Naomi had to deal with a number of bitter situations that included death, poverty, and hard times. They seem to come one after the other. No sooner than she could overcome one, others came.
At one point she almost became spiritually bitter. Somehow she continued to do sweet things. She worked and helped others. Hundreds of kindnesses she displayed made it clear that she was the sweet woman everyone knew, despite her difficulties.
We should be the same, when we endure life’s bitter moments and experience sickness, death and despair. We should resist the temptation to become bitter and angry with the world. Yes, we should continue to help others, counsel, assist the hurting and to bring sweetness to others.
We should endure the bitterness that life gives us but remain a sweet savor for all who know us.
