Making Coffee Parts 1&2

So this entry is going to have three parts, part three is soon to come, time is limited.

PART 1:

Isn't it cool how when you slow down for just five seconds God can speak to you and teach you something awesome? I know in the Bible when Elijah was waiting on a word from God, he didn't hear it in the wind or in the earthquake or in the fire, but in the still small voice. So often in our lives we get caught up in the "wind, earthquake, and fire." I should slow down more often because I really like what He spoke to me today in a still small voice while I was making coffee.

PART 2:

Joseph bought me a french press coffee maker. It's so cool and I feel so cool using it. Previously we haven't been allowed to use coffee makers in the dorm if they use hot plates, so he bought me this french press and then, of course, they changed the rule, but I like it anyways. So today when I got out of class I thought I would try it out and make some coffee. With the french press you have to boil the water and then pour it into the press with the coffee and yada yada yada. So I stood in the kitchen and waited for my water to boil. Maybe you've heard the old quip "a watched pot never boils." It's true. It took forever for that stinking pot of water to boil. However, as I was watching, I started thinking about revival, and I think about revival a lot and I have heard this analogy many times, but I feel like God shared something with me for my church at home. 

Since I had already waited forever for the water to come to a boil, I was tempted to take it off the burner as soon as I saw one little bubble. That's when it hit me. We pray for revival in our churches all the time and we wait on the Lord and we do what we can, but then how many times do we shut revival down as soon as we see the first little sign? Obviously the water was almost hot enough, and that would have been good enough to make the coffee... but it wasn't boiling. So what if one or two families come to church? Is that revival? No. Revival does not come until people begin getting saved and giving their lives to Christ. Revival is a full boil... not just a little bubble.