You know the feeling—when it hits, you can’t ignore it: you need chocolate now. One of those moments came the other day, so I reached into the pantry for my trusty bag of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips. They’re usually not a bad substitute for dark chocolate (my favorite), but when I dumped out a handful, dismay washed over me. Apparently this bag had been open awhile, and a chalky coating covered the chips. Several had melded into one clump and, sure enough, they didn’t taste so great.
Suddenly, all I could think of was a Harry & David dark-chocolate raspberry truffle. My uncle had sent my family truffles for Christmas, but they were miles away at my parents’ house.
If I knew Mom and Dad were bringing me a truffle right now, I thought, I wouldn’t waste my appetite on these chocolate chips!
That same week I had been grieving over a relationship that intuition told me was about to end. I’d spent a lot of time praying for a miracle, asking why, and finally, facing anger mixed with sadness. God’s word to me, spoken through chocolate? “Are you going to settle for old, semi-sweet chips when I have a dark chocolate raspberry truffle for you?”
My challenge is to trust that the truffle is on its way. Believing is my battle. Yet only the enemy of my soul would have me remain stuck in hurt over something that wasn’t best. The Savior says, “What lies before you is better than what’s behind.”
By His grace, I will wait for a truffle.
Tiffany Ann Malcom said,
January 10, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Sigh. Thanks for the encouragement, Natalee!!
Alison said,
January 11, 2011 at 3:48 am
That was beautiful! Your faith in God is truly inspiring to me. I can’t wait to meet Mr. Raspberry Truffle some day soon!
Marti said,
January 11, 2011 at 7:04 am
Amen! “Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.”