Why Coffee on The Couch?

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Last Week:

… So here we are in a position that I have never been before, but at the same time, in a place that is quite familiar to me.

Now there’s one thing that you should know about me. I am not an avid coffee drinker. At most, I will have a cup in the morning, when I get to my office, and that’s it. I don’t drink it at home and I don’t even have an occasional cup after dinner, when out at a restaurant. I guess you can say that I’m a “social coffee drinker”. But isn’t it just like God to sometimes use the very thing you like the least or the very thing that you care about the least and employ it as a tool to accomplish His master plan?

You can be like, “Come on God, why are you playing with me like that? You know I don’t like that.”

God: “But I have a plan.”

You: “Now God, You know that I don’t even like them in that way.”

God: “I have a plan.”

You: God, “Why do I have to go over there? It’s way across town.”

God: “But you don’t understand, I have a plan.”

Does the conversation sound familiar? The Lord told Isaiah, that His plans and His thoughts supersede any thought or plan that we could ever have. You see, with God, it doesn’t matter how you feel or what you think about a matter. All that matters to Him is that His plan is orchestrated and carried out, according to His will and His purpose.

–– So, why coffee?

When I think of a cup of coffee, I think of something soothing, mellow, and warm. It can be light, medium light, medium, dark, or the darkest roast. Its fragrance –– the smell of ground coffee –– can be floral, woody, nutty, or earthy. Its aroma –– the scent of the coffee after it has been brewed –– can be floral, chocolaty, nutty, or sweet. Then there’s the flavor –– the taste features of a cup –– it can be fruity, bitter, rich, or well balanced. And let’s not forget the body of a cup of coffee –– the palpable feeling of the coffee when it flows through your mouth –– it can be full, thick, thin, or balanced. The acidity of a cup of coffee speaks to the sharpness and how vibrant its acid levels can be –– it can be sharp, mild, or neutral. And then finally there’s the aftertaste –– the general impression of the cup that remains in your mouth –– it can be crisp and luminous or mellow and clean. Sometimes it lingers and at other times, it goes as quickly as it came. I sound like a connoisseur, don’t I? (Smile) Yet, all of these characteristics describe a bean that can be grown in some of God’s most exotic fields around the world.

When you think about it, some of God’s characteristics are just like a cup of coffee. He can be soothing and warm. His fragrance can be floral, fruity, or sweet. And His omnipresence allows Him to be in some of the most innermost parts of the world all at the same time. He has a well-balanced taste and if you’ve ever had the opportunity to taste of Him, you’ll agree that He is good. All in all the thought of a cup of coffee should help you feel the warmth and love of the Father’s heart.

–– Then, why the Couch?

You’ll remember last week I spoke of the big, “comfy”, soft couches that would be placed outside my office –– the ones where when you sit down, they hug your body. Couches that are plush, full in length, broad, deep, warm, and inviting. When I think of those couches, I can imagine what it would be like resting in the arms of Jesus. I can imagine that sinking down into one would be like receiving a “big bear hug” from the Father –– one full of love, one full of compassion, and one full of grace. A place where we can experience the width and length and depth and height of Christ’s love which passes knowledge. (Ephesians 3:18 – NKJV) How deeply intimate and far-reaching is His love! How enduring and inclusive it is! Endless love beyond measurement that transcends our understanding ––this extravagant love pours into us until we are filled to overflowing with the fullness of God! (Ephesians 3:19 – TPT) It’s a place of intimacy.

Solitude with God repairs the damage done by the fret and noise and clamor of the world.  – Oswald Chambers

 

I invite you to join me next week, for more Coffee On The Couch.