Sure, I admit. The idea wasn't mine..but who knew I could relate my favorite drink with my source of love, joy, and life? And sure, I admit. The creation of this blog was partly the result of peer pressure (one of those "everyone's doing it" feelings..), but don't worry-I have enough of a purpose here to continue writing and still love it.
Let's start with my second favorite sweet awakening. COFFEE. mmm:) And I can't forget about Starbucks, my get-away-feel-good-soak-in-the-coffee-smell place. Coffee is "Awakening" in the sense that the caffeine in it gives a lift when I'm both physically and mentally exhausted..and "Sweet" in every possible way. Figuratively, coffee is there for me like a best friend on a bad day. Or a best friend on a great day (encompassing all days and making them better..). Coffee (I'm not hardcore enough to take it black) with sugar is literally sweet. Sometimes a mere chocolate, tea, or smoothie just doesn't satisfy my cravings. For my fellow coffee-lovers out there, I'm sure you understand why I can't accurately and successfully describe the special, sweet, bitter, roasty, smooth, mellow, comforting, filling, aromatic taste of coffee (forgive my understatement). Then there's just something special about it's "Body", or thickness, that satisfies more than water and doesn't weigh you down like chocolate milk. Take a moment, grasp all of this, and feel free to wonder how someone could NOT love coffee.
But I can live without coffee. The sweet awakening that's truly important is my knowledge of, heart for, and purpose in God. If you're still wondering how He applies, try plugging in "God" into almost all (but the literal and tangible) the references to coffee in the previous paragraph. He's why I'm starting something so seemingly unimportant as a blog, and He's why I hope to be sweetly awakened every time I'm here, writing.
For Him, the "Sweet" and "Awakening" go very much together. Concerning Him, all that is sweet should be awakening. The God that He is, the plan that He has for us, the fact that He sent His Son to EARTH, and the life that Jesus lived and gave-all of those [more than] sweet things should lead us to wake up and live differerntly. All that is awakening should be sweet. IS sweet..if we open our eyes little more often. The call to love, sacrifice, worship, devote, commit, obey, have compassion, give cheerfully, suffer, and exemplify Christ is actually a sweet, sweet privilege. A true response and awakening of the heart can only result in an ever-growing, fruitful relationship with the Lord, God, Best Friend, Refuge, Rock, Creator, Lover, and Father. Honestly, I can't fully grasp my mind around it. I'm brought back to it again and again, wanting to understand and feel more of Him. I guess that's where the unquenchable craving comes in, only with the Lord, an addiction is the best thing that can happen to someone. I can only ask God to help me see all that He is/does. I can only ask Him to open my heart and allow those things to change my life.
"Sweet" is definitely an understatement. Stay tuned :)
