Recently I purchased a burger at one of my favorite fast food restaurants. You know how the story goes....go to the drive-thru, get home and realize the food is bad or they forgot something you paid for. This time, to my frustration, the hamburger meat was over salted. Not just a little bit. Every bite seemed to get worse. My last bite (half-way through the burger) it was so bad I had to throw it out.
After I got through my "rant" I got to thinking about Mark 9:50,"Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with each other." To me a person that has "salt in themselves" is one that being enjoy being around, someone who cares about others before themselves, someone who brings out the best in others.
I can eat food with little or no salt but extreme salt makes me throw it out. It is hard to take salt out of food but you can always add it. This got me thinking. Can it be possible where someone can be too "salty"?
Have you been around someone who literally turns you off, makes you want run out of the room because they are so into themselves, always talking about their lives, their needs......literally sucking the air out of the room? Next time you are having a meaningful conversation with someone, ask them questions about their world, find out what their needs are before you engage them in your world. You won't be too salty and you will have just the right salt in yourselves and will be bring peace to those around you.
And, before you drive away from the "drive-thru", check your bag and take a bite of your food. It will save you a lot of frustration later.
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