Have you heard the saying “What’s in a name?” It got me thinking. . .  “What’s in a blog?” and then “What’s in a blog name?” I have been thinking for a while now that I wanted to start a blog. God has been doing some wonderful things in my life and showing me things that I want to share.  I had no idea the hardest part would be coming up with a name.  After thinking over many possibilities I came up with Taste and See.  I get this from the verse “Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him” – Psalm 34:8. I have tasted and I am full.  I have seen and I am amazed. Because I have tasted and I have seen, I want to share.  How many times do we eat something really good and want to share it or at least tell others about it or where to go get it?  How many times do we see something amazing, maybe a sunset or rainbow and want to share it so others can see it? We do this a lot of times by posting a picture on Facebook for all our friends to see.

So we see this tasting thing can go two ways – a literal meaning of tasting because I do love food and a spiritual meaning of tasting because I have experienced Jesus and the truths of His word.  This quote sums it up “The soul tastes truth like the lips taste food.”   I have always loved to eat and am a junk-food-junkie.  It may sound strange to hear that I am a picky eater, but what I do like, I like to eat a lot of.  I am a meat and potatoes kind of girl and proud of it.  The Bible talks about food a lot – manna from heaven, five loaves and two fish, milk and honey, fruit, and even stew that was so good, a birthright was given for it. But one of the most important spiritual foods is bread. We read in John 6:35,  “Then Jesus declared, ‘I am the bread of life. He who comes to me will never go hungry, and he who believes in me will never be thirsty.’”  This bread, Jesus, is filling, sustaining, nourishing, satisfying and all we need.  This concept is hard to grasp sometimes when the world tells us its list of what we need (fame, fortune, notoriety, pleasure, success, to be #1, etc.).  It usually isn’t until these things fail and disappoint us that we seek the bread.  It isn’t until we are really spiritually hungry that our soul can taste truth. Truths like:

Jesus loves me (no matter what)
Jesus will never leave me nor forsake me (I am never alone)
Jesus is for me and not against me
Jesus hears my prayers
Jesus sees me and knows what’s going on
Jesus has a plan and a purpose for my life
Because of Jesus, I am forgiven

Once you taste these things, you want more – my appetite has turned ravenous and it’s like I can’t get enough. Through this blog, I hope to share things God has revealed to me and things He is doing in my life and in the life of my family.

I must confess I do not eat bread, never have.  I only like toasted bread, the tops of Red Lobster biscuits and I will eat pizza crust. I’ve never liked the texture or smell of bread.  Strange I know, but I am so glad I can have my fill of spiritual bread and keep coming back for more.