Tainted

The other day I pulled a roast from the freezer to prepare for our Sunday meal. I removed the outer plastic and placed the frozen meat in the crock pot. I added the correct seasonings and broth and went to bed.

The next morning as I took the lid off the crock pot to add the vegetables, I saw this odd looking black piece of plastic mesh material. I realized immediately I must have missed pulling off some of the plastic the night before. The plastic had cooked all night with the meat.

I wasn’t sure if the meat was safe to eat.  I asked my husband and he thought it would be fine, but I kept thinking to myself it just wasn’t worth the chance of possibly harming my family.

I looked on our computer for the safety guidelines for this type of mistake. My uneasiness was justified.  A safety website stated as the plastic was heated it began to break down and toxins were released into the meat causing it to be unsafe to eat.

The meat looked good. It didn’t look like it had been harmed. It sure smelled good! It hadn’t taken on a spoiled or ruined smell. Nevertheless the meat was tainted.

I immediately began to think of our lives as His chosen vessels. How we must surround ourselves with people with proven good fruit. We all go through the fire and when it starts to get hot we need to have people around us who aren’t going to taint us!

If you surround yourself with bitter people, as the heat turns up in your life, that bitterness will be released and you too will become bitter. But oh if you surround yourself with people that are full of His goodness and His sweetness… as the heat turns up, their sweetness will sweeten you!

Guard your heart, your mind, your spirit, and your purpose! God has GREAT things ahead for you! Choose your companions wisely. Don't ever allow others to "taint/spoil"your destiny!