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Oct 12, 2023 18:30pm

Less of Me

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Steam rose from the pot, a deep, savory aroma filling the air. This was going to be good.

I was in the mood for some homemade soup. The kind that has just about everything in it. It had been simmering for awhile and it was just about ready.

Or so I thought.

I dipped my spoon in, brought it to my lips, and took a slow slurp.

Too much salt.

I knew it. I had gotten a little carried away while seasoning it, and I had added too much. Salt is delicious, and I honestly like my food saltier than most. So, if I thought it was too salty, it was definitely over-seasoned.

What to do, what to do?

I started thinking about ways to reduce the saltiness. I could add more water, but I didn’t want to dilute the overall taste. What was it that would neutralize the saltiness?

I could experiment with several things to see if they would work, but what if they made it worse? More than likely, I’d end up with a soup that no one would eat and would be worse than it was.

“And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully: And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits? And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods. And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided? So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.”
Luke 12:16-21

What was the issue here? This parable is about a man who spent all his time storing up his treasures here on earth and not preparing for eternity. He thought he had it all figured out. Even though his storehouses were full, his heart was empty of what it truly needed.

Look in this passage. Do you see any words repeated multiple times?

“I”.

“What shall I do?” “I have no room” “I bestow all MY fruits and MY goods…”

See a trend?

The problem here wasn’t really about how much food the man had. He was rich, but it was with the wrong thing.

There was too much “I”, which leaves no room for God.

God was the answer. Isn’t He always?

Less of me, more of Him. Sounds like a pretty good recipe to me.