Soul Kitchen

God speaks very powerfully to me through my children. There have been many times he uses my love for my girls to reveal his love for me. One time in particular comes to mind.

I had come down with the flu - fever, aches and pains, no energy. I had gotten some chicken out of the freezer early in the day in order to make something for dinner, but when the time came to cook it, I just couldn't do it. As I lay on the couch, my daughter came into the room and asked what was for dinner (I have come to know that is a loaded question.) When I told that I was just going to do something with chicken but was too sick now to fix it, she said, "I'll do it." This from a girl who, at the age of 17, thought making toast was cooking.

From my vantage point on the couch, I could watch her in the kitchen. She proceeded to cut and chop and stir. I had no idea what she was cooking up, but she was in her own little world, singing as she worked, happily preparing a meal for the family. I watched her, and I didn't care what she fixed. I didn't care if she made a mess. I didn't care if it tasted terrible. I didn't care if she ruined all my pots and pans. My girl was serving me, and she was doing it gladly, because she loved me. Oh how I lay there loving her. Ocassionally she would look up and smile at me, and I would smile back. I told her that I loved her, and she said she loved me back.

And in that moment, God spoke to my heart. His heart is stirred with love for me as I gladly serve him, and he isn't concerned with the mistakes or the mess. He is loving me and I am loving him back.

Truth revealed and tears shed. (These things seem to go together!)

What do you have to do today?

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Col 3:17