When the Real "You" Comes Out

 We often use an example of a teabag.

You may not know what is in the tea bag UNTIL it is put in hot water.

It is then that the tea, the flavor, seeps out.

I must say that I was faced with that situation this summer.

When the heat turned up,

when things got busy,

when there were more demands on my time,

I could see what was inside.

Unfortunately,

Some days, I most clearly saw my own selfishness.

Oh, how I wanted a morning to myself.

Oh, how I missed one shopping trip a week.

There were easier ways of fulfilling the tasks presented.

Why couldn't things be done MY way?

In seeing my selfishness,

I could work on it.

I could serve as Christ wanted me to serve.

I could remember that one day I might need daily help.

One day, I might be asking for help in ways that could be simplified.

I could remember that life is not all about ME.

Jesus was a servant - He served with humility.

I needed to follow suit.

What are the pressures of life showing you today?

Instead of blame-shifting,

why not work on you?

Why not let something sweet come out of your teabag?