Be Salty

Matthew 5:13 reads “You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled underfoot.

Which, got me to thinking, (scary I know). How can I be like salt? Besides being pale white, I just couldn’t see any similarities between salt and me. How can I be like the salt of the earth and not lose my flavor? I don’t even understand salt itself! When my husband and I were first married, he always asked me to add more salt to ANYTHING I cooked. I was notorious for cooking enough spaghetti to feed an army and for not adding enough salt. Having attended culinary school and worked in the restaurant biz, my husband knew the role salt played in foods and he taught me it’s value, which took our food from being just good to great (if I do say so myself).

I can look at salt and its uses and directly relate it to being a Christian in the kitchen of life (which can get pretty hot). As usual the more we know somethings true purpose, the more we understand it’s value! Find your true purpose through prayer and unlock your value, which I can assure you will take your life from good to great!

Salt Causes Things To Rise To The Top

Salt plays a huge role in how bread rises. It tightens the gluten structure and adds strength to the dough. We as Christians should always strive to strengthen and help each other rise up as warriors in Christ. Help people to tighten their armor so that faith will rise in power and strength. Be that extra ingredient that has been missing in their recipe of life. Let's help each other rise to our full potentials and become the people God created us to be.

Salt Brings Out The Goodness

Salt brings out the natural flavors in food. I did not know this until my husband told me so. Having attended culinary school and being in the restaurant biz, he knew the role salt played in food. Salt will make sweet foods sweeter and it will cancel out the bitterness in fruits in vegetables. Salt works alongside the flavor profiles that naturally occur in food to bring out the very best ones.  We should all strive to bring out the best in each other every single day. Stop and think before we speak. Will this bring out the best in someone or will this just cause them to be bitter? Our job as Christians is not to enhance bitterness and strife but to minimize it. We are called to shine a light on the good qualities of other human beings. We are called to help each other to find the joy during the sadness, the peace during the storm and the love during the loss. We need to be the salt in their attitude and situation to bring out their natural best that may be hiding down deep and just needs a little sprinkle of love to bring it out.

A Little Salt Can Go A Long Way

Salt is unassuming, void of bright colors and is quite small, but boy can it pack a punch. A little bit will go a long way. I think we should take a cue from salt. Though boldness and brashness is required at times, I think most people are just needing a steady hand, a quiet voice and a reliable ear. Don’t force your opinions on each other but support, pray for and love each other. Sprinkle the love of the father on the ones around you. Some people need more than others and some people need less. Use the recipe book God provided and use as directed.