For twelve years, my family and I thought that I was allergic to seafood. This was pretty ironic, since I'm a Marylander, and Maryland is well known for its' crab cakes. Yesterday, however, I was surprised to learn that that was a big fat lie. I never was! It's kind of weird living your whole life thinking of a certain food as hands-off and then suddenly being allowed to eat it. Well, you can bet your bottom dollar that Mom and I went out to Burger King that night for a fried fish sandwich! It was good too.
But I digress....
The thing is, many of us take things for granted. In this case, it's food. Most of us sit down at the table in the morning, ready to chomp on some wheaties, not realizing how God has blessed us in giving us the tastebuds we have to taste the yummy treats we like to snack on. Most of you have probably eaten fish, and think it's no big deal. I bet though, you never thought about how a person who was allergic their whole life (or thought they were allergic their whole life) to fish would be happy to be able to taste fish without worrying about bursting into hives or having their throats close up.
That, my friends, is where we need to be thankful to Christ for all that He has given us.
Including our tastebuds.
Because there are many who don't have that wonderful blessing.
As for me, I'm going to take advantage of my living in Maryland and see what a crab cake tastes like.
And I'll thank God before I do.
Soli Deo Gloria
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