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Coffee Break

by Jerry Ousley  
8/01/2009 / Christian Living

The coffee bean - A small, black bitter tasting fruit that is used to get a good many people off to the start of a good day. They say that the caffeine contained in it is not really good for you; I can't say that I really know much about that. I do know that when I drink too much of it on an empty stomach that I get the "jitters." But then in the right proportions I have to say that I really like it.

We take that small bean, grind it up into a granular format and then pour boiling water over it. Most of us these days don't know how it was done in "the good ole' days" because we don't use percolators anymore (or most of us don't). We now use coffee makers. You put the filter in the holder, place the coffee in the filter, pour the water into the reservoir and out comes that rich black aromatic liquid that brings a coffee bouquet to the senses.

Drinking coffee however requires an acquired taste. Some people "doctor" it up with creamers and sugar. But to drink it straight requires a true coffee lover. I remember how I got my acquired taste. I was a teenager desperately trying to become a man. Every man I knew drank coffee. Naturally I thought that I had to learn how to drink it. It smelled really good to me but when I brought the liquid to my taste buds it manufactured a face that would embarrass a raisin. I tried milk and sugar but after a certain point you can no longer classify it as a drinkable liquid or at least coffee.

A week came when my parents brought some coffee beans home. Those beans smelled so good I just had to have one. Somehow I got my hands on one and I smelled it for a while then did the unexpected I stuck it in my mouth. It was extremely bitter but I was determined to like coffee so I chewed it up and swallowed. Now I was on my way and there was no turning back so I grabbed another one and put it in my mouth. After the third bean it was beginning to taste different. I had done it! I liked coffee! Ever since that day I have drank it straight. No cream, no sugar I like it black.

Debbie and I took the kids up to Indianapolis, Indiana, to the circle a few years ago. It was great All decorated up for Christmas, the Salvation Army was playing on a corner and we had a wonderful time. But the air was cold and we spotted a Star Buck's. A good hot cup of coffee would be just what the doctor ordered so in we went. The aroma was fantastic a coffee lover's paradise! You could get virtually any kind of coffee you wanted! Megan loved a good cappuccino and Jeremy got hot chocolate or something. Debbie always likes trying different things and so she got something special. Then it was my turn. Remember I had this acquired taste for coffee. So I ordered a nice cup of black coffee. It seemed like that coffee bar full of people was suddenly silenced and all eyes were on me. Who buys a cup of black coffee in a fancy Star Bucks? Me. It was a very good cup of coffee even if it did cost $2.50.

Could it be that being in love with God is an acquired taste? I think so. Most people think of God as the "Guy" Who takes all the fun out of things. We think of God as having a large, thick rulebook and always reminding us when we break a single one. He's the One standing up in Heaven thunderbolt in hand just waiting for us to do the inevitable so He can hurl it in our direction.

But God isn't like that at all. Once we experience a relationship with the Almighty and find out what He really wants for us then we can't get enough of Him. You might not think you like God or that He really likes you. But trust me on this one, He will fulfill you like you've never been fulfilled and you won't have to "doctor" Him up with condiments.

Jerry D. Ousley is the author of ?Soul Challenge?, ?Soul Journey?, ?Ordeal?, ?The Spirit Bread Daily Devotional and his first novel ?The Shoe Tree.? Visit our website at spiritbread.com to download these and more completely free of charge.

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