Coffee Talk
Good Morning Girls! I know too much caffeine is not good for you, but I must admit I do love my coffee. I thoroughly enjoy my morning cup of coffee. Okay....my morning cup and a half.....ALRIGHT......sometimes even two, but no more than that or my head spins and my heart races and I feel like I could hurl. But as I was saying....I do love my morning cup of coffee.
It can't be just any coffee though. Since I have only the one, very rarely two cups of coffee, I make sure it is good. I am somewhat of a coffee snob. I chill my water in the fridge overnight. I use a good brand of coffee. I brew it right before I am ready to drink it. I pour my cup just as it finishes brewing....sometimes a few drips before. I sit down, wrap my hands around the mug (a hug-a-mug, my dear friend explained to me once), and simply hold it for a moment. As I bring it up to my mouth I breath in the fresh smell....the warmth....and for a split second before I take that first drink, I close my eyes and picture how wonderful that first sip will taste....and even feel. Yes I do love my morning cup of coffee. I love it bold, fresh, and most importantly.....hot. It has to be hot....or it is no good.
On occasion, in the summer, I will have an iced cup of coffee. Again, it has to be a good coffee. It has to be fresh. It has to be bold. I used to drink iced coffee a lot in the summer. I felt like since it was hot out, it would be ridiculous to drink a hot cup of coffee. But last summer I decided that even when it is hot and steamy out, I prefer my coffee the same......hot and steamy. Again, I like wrapping my hands around that mug. There's just something about placing your hands around the warmth. Even on a hot day, it can feel comforting. So even though I prefer hot, I will on occasion drink it iced.
Let me tell you what I will NEVER, EVER, drink. I will never drink coffee that has been sitting in the pot for more than an hour. I will never drink coffee that is too weak. I will never drink coffee if I cannot sit and enjoy it. And most of all....I will not drink coffee that is lukewarm! Lukewarm coffee disgusts me. All of the qualities that made it wonderful are lost when it becomes lukewarm. It's boldness turns to bitterness. It sweet aroma turns to the smell of an ashtray. It's ability to warm the body as soon as it reaches my lips turns into a disgusting mouthful of nastiness....and I spit it back into my mug. I know, that sounds disgusting.....but lukewarm coffee is just that.....it's disgusting.
You know who else doesn't like things lukewarm? God. But instead of talking about coffee, He is talking about us, as Christians. He does not like lukewarm living. His desire is for us to be bold and "hot" for the Lord. He can even understand, and has a compassion for us when we are feeling cold....as long as we are willing to admit it. However, there is nothing he despises more than a lukewarm Christian. He doesn't like it when we "pretend" we love the Lord, but secretly believe in ourselves more than him. He would rather have you say "Lord, I am struggling with you right now. I am having a hard time with my faith. I am having a hard time trusting in you. I do not feel you in my life", than to have you smile as you grit your teeth and say "Yeah...God is good.....Praise the Lord"....in your superficial Christianese language. He doesn't like it when we ride the fence with one foot in the world and one foot in His kingdom. He wants us to choose. One or the other. Are you hot....or are you cold? At least when you choose cold He knows it's time to send some sisters in Christ your way to bring you back. But when you sit their on the fence, lukewarm, you become like that old cup of coffee. Your boldness turns to bitterness. Your sweet aroma stinks like an ashtray. And God despises your taste so much......he would spit you out of his mouth. Now that does not feel good does it!
So Girls, be cold if you must....and let us love you back up to hot. Or better yet, be bold. Be hot! Be the kind of person that makes others want to treat you like a hug-a-mug. The kind of person others want to wrap their arms and their life around because you make them feel so good and loved. Your cup is overflowing with the love of Jesus........and that's the best cup of Joe you can ever have!
Revelation 3:15-16 NIV
I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm-neither hot nor cold-I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
Love you all my little hot cup of Joe's-
Jen
It can't be just any coffee though. Since I have only the one, very rarely two cups of coffee, I make sure it is good. I am somewhat of a coffee snob. I chill my water in the fridge overnight. I use a good brand of coffee. I brew it right before I am ready to drink it. I pour my cup just as it finishes brewing....sometimes a few drips before. I sit down, wrap my hands around the mug (a hug-a-mug, my dear friend explained to me once), and simply hold it for a moment. As I bring it up to my mouth I breath in the fresh smell....the warmth....and for a split second before I take that first drink, I close my eyes and picture how wonderful that first sip will taste....and even feel. Yes I do love my morning cup of coffee. I love it bold, fresh, and most importantly.....hot. It has to be hot....or it is no good.
On occasion, in the summer, I will have an iced cup of coffee. Again, it has to be a good coffee. It has to be fresh. It has to be bold. I used to drink iced coffee a lot in the summer. I felt like since it was hot out, it would be ridiculous to drink a hot cup of coffee. But last summer I decided that even when it is hot and steamy out, I prefer my coffee the same......hot and steamy. Again, I like wrapping my hands around that mug. There's just something about placing your hands around the warmth. Even on a hot day, it can feel comforting. So even though I prefer hot, I will on occasion drink it iced.
Let me tell you what I will NEVER, EVER, drink. I will never drink coffee that has been sitting in the pot for more than an hour. I will never drink coffee that is too weak. I will never drink coffee if I cannot sit and enjoy it. And most of all....I will not drink coffee that is lukewarm! Lukewarm coffee disgusts me. All of the qualities that made it wonderful are lost when it becomes lukewarm. It's boldness turns to bitterness. It sweet aroma turns to the smell of an ashtray. It's ability to warm the body as soon as it reaches my lips turns into a disgusting mouthful of nastiness....and I spit it back into my mug. I know, that sounds disgusting.....but lukewarm coffee is just that.....it's disgusting.
You know who else doesn't like things lukewarm? God. But instead of talking about coffee, He is talking about us, as Christians. He does not like lukewarm living. His desire is for us to be bold and "hot" for the Lord. He can even understand, and has a compassion for us when we are feeling cold....as long as we are willing to admit it. However, there is nothing he despises more than a lukewarm Christian. He doesn't like it when we "pretend" we love the Lord, but secretly believe in ourselves more than him. He would rather have you say "Lord, I am struggling with you right now. I am having a hard time with my faith. I am having a hard time trusting in you. I do not feel you in my life", than to have you smile as you grit your teeth and say "Yeah...God is good.....Praise the Lord"....in your superficial Christianese language. He doesn't like it when we ride the fence with one foot in the world and one foot in His kingdom. He wants us to choose. One or the other. Are you hot....or are you cold? At least when you choose cold He knows it's time to send some sisters in Christ your way to bring you back. But when you sit their on the fence, lukewarm, you become like that old cup of coffee. Your boldness turns to bitterness. Your sweet aroma stinks like an ashtray. And God despises your taste so much......he would spit you out of his mouth. Now that does not feel good does it!
So Girls, be cold if you must....and let us love you back up to hot. Or better yet, be bold. Be hot! Be the kind of person that makes others want to treat you like a hug-a-mug. The kind of person others want to wrap their arms and their life around because you make them feel so good and loved. Your cup is overflowing with the love of Jesus........and that's the best cup of Joe you can ever have!
Revelation 3:15-16 NIV
I know your deeds, that you are neither cold nor hot. I wish you were either one or the other! So, because you are lukewarm-neither hot nor cold-I am about to spit you out of my mouth.
Love you all my little hot cup of Joe's-
Jen
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