The Honey is in the Beehive

This is a dangerous verse:

“My son, eat honey, for it is good, and the drippings of the honeycomb are sweet to your taste.” – Proverbs 24:13 (ESV)

On the surface, these words of wisdom from a father to a son seem innocent.  You could even say the father is saying that life, much like honey, is to be enjoyed.

But maybe there’s another message hidden in this verse.

To enjoy honey, you’ve got to get honey.

Where do we get honey from? The beehive.

What’s in beehives? Bees

What do bees do? They sting.

Everyone wants the honey, but few want to stick their hand in the beehive to get it.  The same is true with life.  The thing that keeps us from living the lives we’re meant to live and being the people we’re called to be are the beehives.

What are the beehives in your life?

Fear of failure?
Self-doubt?
A broken heart?
Physical pain?
More bills than money?
Fractured relationship?
Regret, guilt, shame, and mistakes?

What if your biggest opportunities lie within the beehives?

Most people look for the path of least resistance. The obvious open door that requires no struggle.  But I would suggest that if it’s easy, maybe it’s not what God wants.  Think about it. To see the mountain view you’ve got to climb the mountain.  To taste the honey, you’ve got to stick your hand in the beehive.

Jesus understands.

To do the impossible, and save us from our own sins, Jesus had to bust through a moment of anguish and difficulty as he was praying in the Garden of Gethsemene right before his arrest and execution.  But he did it.  Thankfully.  So we could have eternal life and life in full right now.

He died for you so that you might live for him.

God meant for your life to matter.  YOUR LIFE!!!!

He has a purpose and a destiny for you to fulfill.

He has honey he wants you to taste.

The honey is in the beehive.

Will you seize it?