You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know
There are so many things in life I just take for granted. For example—my spice cabinet. I grab the cinnamon when I need it, sprinkle a little oregano here and there, and never really think twice about it.
Then one day, my mom’s friend’s daughter was packing up to move, and she stopped mid-boxing because—get this—she noticed one of her spices had expired. I didn’t even know spices had expiration dates! She wasn’t about to haul around half-stale seasonings, and suddenly her “kitchen box” was cut in half.
That moment made me pause. I had never once thought to check the dates on my own spices. How many jars in my cupboard were quietly past their prime? (Spoiler: a lot more than I expected.)
It got me thinking—how many things in life fall into that category of you don’t know what you don’t know? And when you do find out, it’s not something to feel guilty about. You can’t be responsible for what you didn’t know—only for what you do next.
For me, that meant setting a little date with my spice cupboard. And now? Let’s just say dinner tastes a whole lot fresher.
Faith is like that too. God doesn’t expect us to know everything at once—He shows us things when we’re ready, one “expired spice” at a time.
Our job isn’t to be perfect, but to keep learning, growing, and making room for something better.
