Confession #1: I don’t really like coffee. I have always been more of a tea drinker but tea doesn’t give me the energy boost I need in the morning so I load my morning coffee up with chocolate, flavored syrup, milk, cream, sugar or anything available that hides the taste of the coffee. I like the smell of coffee but plain coffee is just too bitter for my taste buds and I don’t like it. And honestly, the sugar probably works together with the caffeine to help my energy level. My doctor says my fatigue is stronger than caffeine but she probably didn’t realize how much sugar I add to my coffee!
Confession #2: Because I drink a cup of coffee each morning, I get a headache when I have to skip my morning cup of coffee. This means I have at least a slight caffeine addiction so it makes me feel like I NEED a cup of coffee to function. We actually invested in an espresso machine at Christmas a few years ago so it’s sooooo easy to feed this caffeine addiction now.
Confession #3: I don’t have time on Sunday mornings to make and drink a cup of coffee at home so I rely on the coffee served at church between the services to ward off a headache. It actually just dawned on me this morning that I have become so focused on getting that cup of coffee that I am finding myself coming up with a plan to avoid getting into conversations with people before I make it to the counter for coffee because if I get into a conversation that lasts too long I will never get my coffee. Because our sanctuary was recently renovated and there is now carpet in there, we are not allowed to bring coffee into the second service so I have to get my coffee quickly after the first service is over or I won’t have time to drink it before the second service begins. It sounds funny on the surface but it isn’t very nice or loving of me - in fact, it’s really quite selfish!
Sitting in church this morning I suddenly felt convicted. I have been putting a cup of coffee ahead of fellowship! Drinking coffee in and of itself isn’t wrong but putting it ahead of showing care and concern for my brothers and sisters in Christ IS wrong.
So, I am going to resolve to stop plotting to avoid people before I make my way to the coffee counter on Sunday mornings and I will be available to talk to anyone who crosses my path to my caffeine and sugar fix and trust that the Lord put that person in my path and will faithfully sustain me even if I have to skip the coffee that morning.
Why am I relying on coffee anyway? I have Jesus and He is all sufficient! This is what He has been whispering in my ear today.
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