The Best Kitchen

Imagine the aroma of cinnamon buns filled with raisins baking in the oven, cookies liberally sprinkled with chocolate chips warm and ready to eat, or a savory stew loaded with meat, potatoes, and vegetables just off the stove. Without doubt, the cook in this kitchen doesn't scrimp on ingredients! Your nose tells you. And your eyes. And your taste buds will shout it out loud!

As you grow in God, your thoughts, words, and actions take on the fragrance of goodness and kindness, wisdom and discernment. Others begin to see something about you that delights their eyes, like your attentiveness to their needs and your consideration of their feelings. Through you, they taste the sweetness of what it means to follow God in real and practical ways. And then they ask about the ingredients–what makes you so attractively different, so delightfully refreshing. What makes you "you"?

His Spirit is working in the "kitchen" of your heart. He uses only the best ingredients, and He never scrimps. Living with Him is like the banquet of a lifetime, with plenty of goodness to share!

This was an excerpt from Shouts of Joy–a book designed to remind you of the goodness of your heavenly Father.