“Decaffeinated coffee is the devil's blend.” ~Author Unknown
I am a “coffee” type of person. Each morning starts with brewing some and I just love the aroma that spills into all the corners of our kitchen. I try to make a lot with some to “go” inside the vacuum-packed slim container my husband totes with him everyday to work.
Some days, I like to use my old cup. Other times find me reaching for a tall, brown cup and I remembered my brother teasing me one time he was here as a guest how big my cup was as if it amounted to one big pot. Many years later as I thought about that memory, it is not really about the cup. I remembered the loving, fun times I had with my brother and his family as we talked about many life’s losses and trials…Over some cups of coffee. Not the cup…
Truly, we can all learn from this concoction, being perfected and served in many ways. With cream or no cream. Sweetened or not. Hot or iced. Served for breakfast or after a meal. Some people think of it as something that helps them to be alert. Others swear they are not really affected by it and can easily get their “zzz’s” in no time.
As I learn to continue to endure during this “waiting period” in my life’s journey, the more I enjoy my morning cup of joe’s as I take my time to savor each treasured sip. Sitting in my favorite corner of our sofa in the family room, I start my day with it knowing it makes me alert. I need to be alert as I dive into the richness of His Word. Every morning. Like that aromatic scent from the freshly-brewed ground beans, He is calling
“Wake up, Jerusalem!
Wake up! Get up!
The Lord has handed you the cup of his burning anger.
And you have drunk from it.
That cup makes men unsteady on their feet.
And you have drunk from it to the very last drop.” – Isaiah 51:17 (NIV)
Coffee…God’s grace….Everyone needs to drink it in order for him or her to have something to hold firmly in their hands and sip the brew that soothes one’s lips with peace, security and contentment in stressful times.
16For God so greatly loved and dearly prized the world that He [even] gave up His only begotten ([a]unique) Son, so that whoever believes in (trusts in, clings to, relies on) Him shall not perish (come to destruction, be lost) but have eternal (everlasting) life. – John 3:16 (Amplified Bible)
Coffee!!! Anyone???
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| Sipping my coffee as I type this post |
Perfect story. So true.
ReplyDeleteI find lessons in daily life too as in my post today.
Blessings
Got my cup right beside me as I read this..It's in my red cup...on it is states..Jesus, is the gift!!!
ReplyDeleteCool post! I liked it. And I'm about to go brew some coffee right now. And drink it with half-n-half.
ReplyDeleteAnd I really like this Thomas Jefferson quote: "In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson
ReplyDeleteAmen! We need to drink our cup of grace like many need their coffee.
ReplyDeleteI limit myself with coffee because I need to.
Have a blessed day.
~ Mrs. A
Hello Rosel :-)
ReplyDeleteCoffee is one of the great pleasures in life. Especially with a fresh donut or muffin. It don't get any better than that! :-)
God bless and have a great weekend :-)
~Ron
I do not drink coffee. Oh well. Thanks for sharing anyway.
ReplyDeleteRosel, if you are interested, I was recorded "live" by a co-worker using his iphone yesterday at devotions while I played and sang Everlasting God. The quality is not the greatest and at the beginning you hear someone talk over me. But if you are interested in hearing it, I put it in a MP3 format. It is two minutes. Just go to my profile page and email me and I will send it out to you. Blessings.
AMEN and AMEN...I will take a lot more GOD and some extra coffee, too! Hugs, love, and prayers, andrea
ReplyDeleteI love a good cup of coffee with cream but I'm not able to drink it right now because of problems with acid stomach and stuff. But even in my lack, God is showing me His grace is sufficient. Enjoy and have a cup for me!
ReplyDeleteYes I want to drink of His grace; loads of it!
ReplyDeleteAs to coffee; it sounds great when you talk about it, and it smells delightful when brewing, but I've just never taken to it.
Can you believe I can't have caffeine anymore, because of a-fib. No wonder I am not so alert. Enjoy the coffee.
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