Bitterness

So I just realized that my friend was right... He told me once that people are like tea: if they steep too long they become bitter.
I got wrapped up in what I was doing on the computer and definitely let my tea steep too long today... and yeah, its a little bitter and I am not enjoying it as much as normal.
Then I got to thinking... (and that is never good!) I have been going through a small area of depression in my life, and while I am still functioning, its like part of the sparkle has gone out of life. Then I realized, that like the tea, I have been steeping too long. And its not even about something unGodly... its actually a vision that God has given me for my future... I have just been dwelling on it entirely too much, so that it is stealing my heart and concentration away from the here and now. Now it is obviously something that I need to think about... (imagine if you didn't let your tea steep at all!), but its also something that needs to have its perfect time limit, and not defeat the purpose of steeping at all! (think: your milk is cold by the time you add your tea... blek!)
So that is my thought for the day... and sorry about the unoriginality of thought... (btw, this guy can pretty much make up "life is like..."s about anything! and I know cause I challenge him to it frequently!) Don't be the bag of tea that has been steeping until you are bitter. Don't let yourself be that brew that steals joy from the rest of life! Purpose now to only dwell on the excellent, and to allow for God's perfect times and seasons!