Week Twenty

 

God's blessings to one and all this wonderful Sunday afternoon!

I want to share a story you may have read before:

A group of alumni, highly established in their careers, got together to visit their old university professor. Conversation soon turned into complaints about stress in work and life.  Offering his guests coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and returned with a large pot of coffee and an assortment of cups - porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain looking, some expensive, some exquisite - telling them to help themselves to the coffee. 

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said: “If you noticed, all the nice looking expensive cups were taken up, leaving behind the plain and cheap ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the source of your problems and stress.  Be assured that the cup itself adds no quality to the coffee. In most cases it is just more expensive and in some cases even hides what we drink.  What all of you really wanted was coffee, not the cup, but you consciously went for the best cups... And then you began eyeing each other's cups.  Now consider this: Life is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. They are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the quality of life we live.  Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we fail to enjoy the coffee God has provided us." 

I really like this lesson, because I believe that no matter where we are at in our lives we are never far from needing to hear it.  Life is not about what the world thinks is "living well..."  We need to focus on what really matters in life: God who should be the first and most centered in our life, the blessings God has granted us, family, friends...  I could go on and on but simply put if we choose to place our focus more on the "coffee" and less on the "cup" then I believe we can more readily find peace and happiness in the beautiful life God gives us.  My prayer for you this week is to make great choices about what you measure your happiness and qualities by.  I pray also that God may grant you His blessings and His peace this busy time of year.  I am always praying for each of you that God surrounds you with His love, favor and blessings, this day, this week and always.

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Have an awesome week ahead!

Love through Christ,

Niki

 

Psalm 107:1 "Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good; His love endures forever."

 

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