One day while cleaning at a house, running the vacuum my nose picks up the amazing fragrance of coffee. Looking in the office of the house, I think " she's got one good cup of coffee sitting somewhere" ..... only to find it empty and no steaming cup of coffee to be seen anywhere.
Then it dawned on me!
Sitting in the kitchen, is one of these big elaborate espresso machines and a coffee grinder next to it. They have told me that they are 'big' coffee drinkers and the evidence of that, is ground coffee beans scattered in piles and heaps around the grinder and espresso maker.
To make the clean up easy, I use the vacuum to suck it all up.
And there, my friends, is also the answer to the missing cup of fresh brewed coffee.
I smiled at my surprise and thought it a great room-freshener fragrance for one of those 'smelly' companies to pick up.
It happened again today, - almost got surprised - what can I say, I like surprises - but instead of looking for the cup of coffee I got to thinking.
We so readily accept that what we eat, we also exude, some things more that others. Garlic is the first and greatest example that comes to mind, coffee is another one, peanut butter, beer and so on.
When we spend time with God, in His presence - it will be His 'fragrance' we spread as we go about.
Know that to be true - even though you can't smell it yourself - just like garlic - others can!
Trust me! Personal experience with this amazing, simple fact, is behind my confidence.
And here's what I think - most people, even though they don't like coffee, love the smell of fresh brewed coffee.
Same thing with God's 'fragrance' - there's something about it that is irresistible and makes you want to take a deep breath and savor it.
-b
Awesome!
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