Is the world a better place because of you?

"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 by men." 
-(Matthew 5:13)

Colin loves salt. He'll eat packet after packet of dried seaweed instead of ice cream while watching TV. He loves potato chips. If there's a bag of beef jerky laying around the house, it'll be gone in less than 24 hours (and that stuff is expensive!).

Seriously, what's so great about salt?

Why is it so dang good?

Let's try this: imagine salt NOT existing on this planet. All those salty foods we love? GONE. Salt water? DOESN'T EXIST. 

Back in Jesus' day, salt was a very important preservative. They didn't have refrigeration, just salt. 

Salt also means life for probably 90% or more of the world's fish and sea life.

SALT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF IT'S SALT-LIKE AND SALT-SPECIFIC QUALITIES. If salt didn't exist, the world would be a MUCH blander place. Probably, salt not existing would severely cut down our food supply. And I'm talking seafood, not just the icky dried seaweed that Colin eats.

Now, let's go inward.

Ask yourself: Are you successfully and wholeheartedly being the salt of the earth? If you were to lose your "saltiness," would:

1. the world be bland?
2. the world be hungry?
3. the world be in jeopardy of death?

We are meant to live as if we hold the secret ingredient, and that we want nothing more than to share that secret. 

"Hey, you over there."

"Yeah?"

"You ever heard of this thing called 'salt'?"

"No, what's that?"

"Throw some of this on your pasta, and let me know how it tastes!"

"... WHERE DID YOU FIND THIS STUFF? IT'S AMAZING!"

Are you living a salty life? 

Prayer:

Lord, restore my saltiness. You are the God of miracles, so revive me! I know you can do it, if it is your desire, because you are God. I love you and want to serve you. Amen!