Sweet and sour! The picture on the left is a kid’s paradise and the picture on the right is a diabetics must! For the kid, he must first bite into the sour with quenched lips and if he/she is committed enough to get through the sour parts, he ends with a sweet treat to enjoy for the duration. For the diabetic, he is given a healthy sweet outer surface to draw him/her in before getting to the bitter gourd-a vegetable with lots of medicinal benefits including blood purification. Often times, it’s a challenge to make this vegetable lovable but with lots of work and healthy additions, it becomes a unique satisfying taste.
As for candy, diabetics must be careful not to consume too much. The exact effect of candy on a person’s diabetes, I can’t say with precision, but I do know that it will raise their blood sugar. As for gourd, diabetics and all others are encouraged to gather the guts to try a recipe that provides you with a unique blend of tastes-a tasteful sweetness outside with a healthy yet bitter inside. It’s amazing to think of how many people would jump at the chance to devour the candy and refuse to give even the smallest portion of gourd a try.
“What sorrow for those who say that evil is good and good is evil, that dark is light and light is dark, that bitter is sweet and sweet is bitter. 21 What sorrow for those who are wise in their own eyes and think themselves so clever.” Isaiah 5:20-21
Ask yourself today, if faced with a choice of candy or gourd, which of these would you choose at face value? Knowing what you know now about the good and bad of each, would your choice be any different?
I pray that you recognize that often times there are a variety of bitter sweet combinations from which we must choose. Ask the Lord for wisdom and knowledge to know within your heart, which combinations are rich and right for you. Remember that the blessings of God maketh rich and addeth no sorrow to it. (Proverbs 10:22)
There are deceptive tricks and there are disguising treats. However there are also very healthy Bitter Sweets!