LISTENING TO GOD...IN A RECIPE?
I'm not kidding...I believe this.
I was fixing hot chocolate according to the recipe on the side of the cocoa tin. It went something like this, the words in italics being the clear ideas that seemed silently spoken to me:
1/4 cup cocoa That is God
1/4 cup sugar That is Jesus
1/4 cup water That is the Holy Spirit
Pinch salt That is you--the believer
2 cups milk That is the world who does not know Jesus
Mix the first three ingredients in a small saucepan.
God is Three Persons in One, each with distinct Personalities
Add a pinch of salt.
Believers are salt to the world**
Bring to a boil.
You will be refined with Us to go out into the world and share Our Truth
Add milk and stir until blended and heated through.
Go into the world and live Our Truth--the Love and Hope of Jesus. Do it
by loving and serving others.
Does God speak through recipes? I don't know for sure. But this I know: (1) He can speak any way He wants to, (2) this hugely impacted my life, and (3) every time I prepare it, I am reminded that I am strengthened by encountering daily God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit, pursuing my relationship with Them so I can be salt to the world. Listening to this role for my life is a precious gift to myself.
**Matthew 5:13 [Jesus speaking] "Let me tell you why you are here. You're here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth." (Message translation)
