The Bible & Me – What Starbucks Reminded Me About Faith!
There are very few smells better to me than freshly brewed coffee in the morning. And for me, that would be freshly brewed, bold, Starbucks coffee.
There is something about starting my day in a coffee shop, around those great smells that I really enjoy and that has become a daily routine.
However, I recently entered into my routine, got excited at the smell of my fresh bold coffee, sat down, expectantly tasted my first sip, and spit it out. It was horrible. Tasted like sour acid on my tongue.
Today I was reading in 2 Corinthians 2-3. Verse 14 and 15a stuck out to me in light of this experience.
But thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads the fragrance of the knowledge of him everywhere. For we are the aroma of Christ…
Made me think about my faith and example.
- Do I leave a good aroma of Christ to others. Does Christ smell good if you will?
- Do I “smell” good enough to encourage people to taste and see? Or just average and not “different” than anything else?
- Does their experience with me leave a bad taste in their mouths?
- Did my actions, the the reality of spending time with me, meet the expectation of the aroma they first encountered?
As I found out, something can smell very good and still taste very bad.
You smelling good today? (Oh, I really dislike the Starbucks RED coffee and love every other bold. Starbucks, I still really like you. 
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