Coffee Accessorizing

[Chad]

Coffee Accessorizing - January 05, 2007

Remember the days when you could order a cup of coffee in four syllables? A cup of coffee was a "cup of coffee." That's it. These days, coffee has been accessorized to triple its original syllablage. Or even more.

Being the accessory overachiever that I am (if only you could see these ear rings), I'm pretty excited about coffees that can be accessorized and enhanced until they're hardly coffee anymore. I love a shot of this flavor and a dollop of that topping. Sprinkles? Sure. I just have to remember when I get up to the cash register that every syllable is about 50 cents. A six-dollar cup of coffee? I tell you, I can do it.

Adding this, adding that--it may be expensive in a cup of coffee, but it can be a great life-thing. 2 Peter 1:5-8 says "Do your best to improve your faith. You can do this by adding goodness, understanding, self-control, patience, devotion to God, concern for others, and love. If you keep growing in this way, it will show that what you know about our Lord Jesus Christ has made your lives useful and meaningful" (CEV).

Now there's a list of worthwhile syllables we can add! We're called to keep adding more and more character syllables to our lives. And what happens when we add goodness, understanding, self-control, patience, devotion to God, concern for others and love? We show that Christ makes a difference in our lives. We give a testimony with our lives that life in Jesus makes us useful and gives life meaning.

So let's stay alert when it comes to adding those wonderfully worthwhile things to our lives.

Hey, I think I might just stay alert with a Grande Espresso Mocha Caramel Macchiato with extra foam and chocolate sprinkles!

Rhonda Rhea--Speaker, radio personality, humor columnist, author of the fun books:
Amusing Grace, Turkey Soup For The Soul--Tastes Just Like Chicken, Who Put The Cat in the Fridge, and I'm Dreaming of Some White Chocolate. Watch for High Heels In High Places In 2007. www.RhondaRhea.net. Event planners, go to www.FindRhonda.com

 

[Faithful Son]

I can't say I really like the way this lady laid out the devotion, the sense I get it is that you have add more material things to your life. I am not tuned to understand different cultures, but I try my best.

Am I wrong in my understanding?

 

[Dreamer]

Look at the scriptures once more: 1 Peter 1:5-8 "For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ."

Let's also add the following verses, 8-11: For if thes qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being useless or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. The person who lacks these things is blind and shortsighted, and has forgotten the cleansing from his past sins. Therefore, brothers, Make every effort to confirm your calling and election, because if you do these things you will never stumble. For in this way, entry into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be richly supplied to you."

The writer was only trying to catch the readers' interest by using the visual thought of coffee. She did not mean that we need to buy more things or add more objects to our home.

 

[Faithful Son]

Thanks sister Dreamer! I needed your input.

God bless
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