lemons

Yes as the title implies, we have a lot of lemons, far too many lemons for my taste. You see, I understand lemons are a part of our life. I understand that the more we step out and take chances, the bigger the lemons get. And while I continue to pray for less lemons, they just seem to show up in larger sizes. My bigger problem is that the lemons are now affecting others...as we knew would happen. It hurts to see those you love and care about take a giant step toward Christ, to be smacked down by a huge, smelly, rotten lemon. You aren't making lemonade out of these, you are cleaning up the mess.
So instead of ducking and avoiding and sweeping under the rug, we have decided to face the lemons, yep we are suiting up! Our fight is not with the lemons - Ephesians says "¹²For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms ¹³ Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. ¹⁴ Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, ¹⁵ and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. ¹⁶ In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. ¹⁷ Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
¹⁸ And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people."
I'm not looking to avoid the lemons, I know that is impossible. I want to stand firm, take the hits and remain standing firm. As I said, we have a lot of lemons right now. We also know we are taking some huge steps in faith, starting new things that will increase the lemons. Exciting times, and fearful times. We are armoring up, please join us!
Liz