I LOVE Chocolate

Day 12 in this Month of Love -- I LOVE Chocolate
How can I be celebrating the Month of Love without celebrating my LOVE for chocolate? Actually, I am a recovering chocoholic. I'm not near as addicted as I was when the sweet, savory and delectible chocolate treats DIDN'T go to my hips! LOL! Last April, while on a Northern European cruise, one of our ports was Hamburg, Germany -- the home of the Chocoversum by Hachez factory and museum. My dear shipmates indulged me by going by train with me to get there for their famous "German" chocolates.

One of my earliest kid memories was Mom's chocolate gravy and after Sunday night church, my dad taking me to the little store next door for a chocolate soldier drink. Remember the ice cream trucks coming through the neighborhood? Chocolate fudgesicle!! So I blame this addiction on my parents. LOL! That was just the beginning. From there, it was chocolate cake, chocolate candy, chocolate pie, chocolate brownies, chocolate malts.....you can see how my "chocolate" enthusiasm spiraled out of control!

I've never outgrown the delight of indulging in creamy, dark or light, crunchy or nutty chocolate. You're probably thinking "I know somewhere in here Donna has a devotional for us"!! And I do!

The Psalmist David wrote in Psalm 119:103 "How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!" And in Psalm 34:8 he wrote, "Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him."

The question is "Do our eyes light up in delight when we hear God's Words like these I just quoted? Do our eyes also light up in delight when we hear the Name of Jesus or when we share that morsel of delight with someone else? Or has it become a ho-hum routine love affair where the chocolate's melted and the wonder is gone?"

Oh, that we would spiral out-of-control with our love for our Lord -- to delight in His presence and rejoice in His love. And, then, with that fresh, new love to spread the Good News to light up someone else's life.

Let's delight in our Savior and then share the light of His love--a smile, a hug, a word of encouragement -- and yes, some CHOCOLATE too!