When Life hands you a Lemon make Lemonade!

My son in law and daughter moved to Enterprise Alabama so he could complete his helicopter training a Ft. Rucker. When I go to a new area, I like to learn a little about the history of that area. There was a street named Bow Weevils Blvd. There is even a statue of the little critter to remind the people of the plight of the bow weevil. That area of the country was overrun with bow weevils in the early 1900’s. The insect had migrated from South America. The cotton crop was being eaten up by bugs and the farmers lost everything. They tried different chemicals and new pesticides to eradicate the bugs with no results. The only results they were getting were watching their drops and their livelihood wither away. The farmers were becoming so discouraged. One farmer, doing his research decided to plant peanuts. The soil was right, the climate was right so he planted peanuts. Other farmers at first ridiculed the idea and made fun of it, but that did not stop this farmer. As luck would have it, the bow weevils did not like the taste of the peanuts and the cash crop moved from cotton to peanuts. Their crops flourished and produced tons of peanuts; they made more money in months than they did in most years. That area in Alabama produced more peanuts than any other country. Had it not been for the bow weevils and the adversity, the farmers never would have produced the peanuts and had the abundance. When the bow weevils were attacking God was not on his throne worrying about what to do! He was giving us new ideas to try, opening new doors for us to flourish.
Sometimes life hands you a lemon and you keep your options open God can help you turn it to lemonade. God can help you turn your “mess” into your “Message.” What you think is a setback is only a setup for huge comeback.
God desires to do something new in all of our lives. Even when we feel it the least, when disappointments happen and we go through hard times, God still wants to show up and show out. Often times what keeps us from the new things He wants to do is not stepping out of our comfort zones. When we step out in faith and are willing to grow, to walk through doors when they open, to meet the new people and new challenges God places in our lives only then will we be able to take advantage of new opportunities when they come, that's when God shows up and shows out!

Isaiah 55:9
9 "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

When Life hands you a lemon; make it lemonade!