What’s In Your Morning Coffee?

We are big coffee drinkers in my home!!!! Even my children and their spouses love coffee. As little ones, my children were allowed an occasional sip coffee with tons of milk, but never a whole cup.  Who knew that a simple cup of coffee would teach them such a big spiritual lesson!

When my children were about the age they started to ask to see movies, play limited kid video games, and do things some of their friends were doing, we had coffee together that they would never forget!

On a beautiful spring Saturday I announced to my kiddos that it was COFFEE DAY!

This was the day they both could have a cup of their very own coffee (decaf, of course).  My children were gleeful!   

The deal was they had to help make the coffee too.  That made them even happier! They felt so so grown up!  

First, they chose their mugs and placemats, and napkins and they set the kitchen table. Standing on stools, my daughter got the water for the coffee and my son helped to scoop the bean into the grinder and pour the coffee grounds into the coffee filter of the coffeemaker.  There were more water and more grounds around the coffee maker than in it!

They both insisted THEY should press the magic start button!

“Wait a minute”, I said, “There is more to add to the coffee” as I proceeded to pull out a paper bag.  

“Mommy, are we going to have cinnamon in our coffee today”, my little seven-year-old squealed! “I love coffee with cinnamon”!  

“No, not today”, I said as I pulled out the contents of the bag one by one and put them into the coffee filter. An eggshell, a chicken bone, a lemon peel, some doggie kibble, and, ugh, a used tissue!  I’ll never forget the stunned look on my darling’s faces, quickly followed by their shouts of eeeeuuuuu and NO and yuck!

Keeping a pleasant look on my face I let the “coffee” brew and filled their cup to the brim ignoring their very loud and very distressed protests!   “Well, drink up”, I cheerfully exclaimed!

“NO” they both chimed in unison.   I asked why they didn’t want to drink their coffee and then we got into the real meat of this object lesson.

They both would not drink the coffee because of all the “yucky stuff” I put in it.   “But there is a coffee filter that filters out all the big chunks”.”Go ahead, today is coffee day”.   The protests got even louder so I sat them down and taught them about Philippians 4:8…  

FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATEVER IS TRUE, WHATEVER IS HONORABLE, WHATEVER IS RIGHT, WHATEVER IS PURE, WHATEVER IS LOVELY, WHATEVER IS OF GOOD REPUTE, IF THERE IS ANYTHING EXCELLENT, IF THERE IS ANYTHING WORTHY THINK ON THESE THINGS.  

I went on to explain that there will probably be friends that will want them to see and do things that aren’t good and pleasing to God and even if they might not think some of those things are not that bad or wouldn’t affect them the FLAVOR of ungodly things cannot be filtered out and really can hurt them.  

Just like drinking the “garbage” coffee could make them sick so could the little things they should not see or do. Both physically and spiritually.  We spent a long time talking about this over a little cup of fresh coffee with lots of good milk and sugar and cinnamon.  

We are never too old to remember that even the slightest things that are flavored with the evil and base things of this world have a bad effect on us.  The strong filters in our lives may keep the big chunks of ungodliness out but the flavor of evil will still be ingested in our lives and it is harmful!  

I hope you remember this little story as you pour your morning cup of coffee and are blessed!

FINALLY, BRETHREN, WHATEVER IS TRUE, WHATEVER IS HONORABLE, WHATEVER IS RIGHT, WHATEVER IS PURE, WHATEVER IS LOVELY, WHATEVER IS OF GOOD REPUTE, IF THERE IS ANYTHING EXCELLENT, IF THERE IS ANYTHING WORTHY THINK ON THESE THINGS.  

       

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10 Comments

  1. Good morning Yvonne..you always seem to know just the right thing to say..lovely lesson. Although I’m not a coffee drinker the lesson was clear and spoke to my heart. Thank you..I always share your Sunday post with my daughters and they read them to their kids.

  2. What a wonderful and memorable way for children to learn an important lesson and truth as they grow and adventure out on their own friendships. Sounds like it will be one they pass on to their children. Oh, so clever.
    Thank you for sharing.

    1. I am so blessed that our children are raising their babies to love God and obey His word.

  3. Mary Nell says:

    Loved this coffee story/lesson, how wide. I always look forward to your Sunday sharing, always inspirational.

  4. What a great word picture to support God’s word. Thank you, Yvonne.

  5. MARY-ANN (FROM CANADA!) says:

    What a great object lesson, Yvonne! So glad that history is repeating itself with your children raising their children the same way as you did! God Bless you all!

    Have a great week! Thanks, again, for the wonderful Sunday devotions you prepare for us! I appreciate you so much and continue to thank God for you!