Well let's just dive right in!
This is one of my deeper contemplations, musings...
What is the difference between onions and watermelons?
Simply put, an onion has layers (yeah they can stink, but we're not going there) and a watermelon is rind around a center (seeds or seedless, doesn't matter).
I am an onion. I have many layers! Matter of fact, I have too many layers.
Almost to a fault. Many of life's experiences had caused the outer layers to become faulty. Damaged. A little rotten. Some were hard...hard as stone. They had to go.
When I first started peeling off the layers, it seemed as though I was just peeling off the outer skin. You know those brown, paper thin, aged, dried up then tough layers that come in contact with the elements and dirt. The protective layers. It took awhile to get down to the fresh and fleshy ones that juice out when you cut into them. Some layers are thick, some are thin. But I've learned that they have a specific sequence to them and you can't peel off a layer underneath until you peel off the one on top of it.
In the early years of layer peeling, I would notice that not everyone was an onion. Some people would have these amazing moments of "getting it" and everything would open up to them. I used to look at them in utter confusion (even envy) as I struggled with my layers. Years would go by, seriously, like 20 years went by before I figured out that these people are watermelons. All they have to do is cut through the outer rind and wham, all the inside flesh is exposed!
There is nothing wrong with being a watermelon! I too have had occasional watermelon moments.
So whether you're an onion or a watermelon doesn't matter one bit. What matters is the heart. What is the condition of the heart?
Ezekiel 36:26~"I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh." (NIV 1984)
God has given me a new heart and put a new spirit in me. It no longer matters that I struggle with layers. The journey of peeling them off one at a time has been a good one and well worth it.
This blog will be where I share about the lessons God has taught me, my journey...
My lighter thoughts will be shared on my other blog:
http://randomthoughtsofkaren.blogspot.com/
