apples & bananas? OR passion fruit & kiwis?

So, I'm not a huge fan of telling other people's stories, ideas, revelations from God and so forth and so on... But, this was just too good to pass up.
So, I'm doing a bible study with some friends on Sunday nights. And of course, like any true Southern bible belt gal - we are going through none other than a Beth Moore study. It's over "When Godly People Do Ungodly Things" (Not that I have any personal experience...only testimonies of others. Wink. Wink.) So, this is strictly Beth's idea - I cannot and will not take credit for it. I, however, will add additonal thoughts, but it's mainly her ideas...But, I will pass it on.
I would venture to say that Christians - we're bored. There's no exctiement. No freedom. Just a big list of "don't do this" and "do this". Committee meeting after committee meeting, deacon meeting after deacon meeting. Same songs. First, second and fourth verses (we don't dare sing the third verse...who ever heard such a thing?) Same announcements. Same church bulletin. And don't forget to pay for your Christmas poinsettas. They were due a month ago. We're sitting in the same pew - middle row, piano side...and we are bored out of our minds. And we keep the secret to ourselves, hoping no one will figure us out. We're feasting on the "apples and bananas" of our faith. Not even realizing there's much more to be had - kiwi's, pineapples, mangoes, passion fruit and even fruit cocktail for crying out loud. But, just give us our apples and banannas and we'll eat them quietly. Secretly wishing for something more.
In Genesis, Adam and Eve were told of one tree they couldn't eat from. The rest were theirs to feast on. God gave them a variety - but they were too focused on the one they couldn't have. We do that too, don't we? Are we really eating from all the trees in the garden? Or are we focusing on the one that God said no to? We believed Satan's lie that said all we could have was the apples and bananas. And we feed it to our children. We feed it to the new believers in Christ. Sometimes even force feed it. And they look at us like "What is this? Apples and bananas? Well, these are good, but isn't there more?" We look at them (with a puzzled and confused face) and say with a sarcastic tone, "Yes, they are apples and banannas and you will like them. Today. Tomorrow. And every day after that."
But the problem is, God created more. More to be had. More to be seen. More fruit to eat of in the garden. But we've got our faces filled with apples and banannas thinking we better get used to the taste because that's all there is.
My friends, that isn't all there is. There's papaya hanging from the branch of a tree on a beautiful tropical island. There's fuzzy kiwi. There's starfruit. There's juicy pineapple - and I don't mean the stuff from the can. And let's face it - we're scared to death of it. It's different, weird and strange. We're used to the apples and bananas of our faith. It's comfortable. It's home base for most of us. But, somewhere, deep inside. We're curious. We may be scared, but we want to know...is there more? And if there's more - do I dare taste? Oh, yes...taste and see that the Lord is good. There's more out there. Taste it.