are tools God can use.  Recently I was bustling about to get out the door to a coffee appointment with a new friend.  I always seem to cut it close on time and I wanted to take ‘breakfast’ with me – when I thought that perhaps she’d like something to eat too.  My habit is to prepare a slice of Ezekiel bread toast with almond butter and honey, wrap it up and take it along to the coffee shop, where there are rarely many healthy food choices, as I don’t like having coffee on an empty stomach.   I thought well, I don’t know if she’ll like it, but I’ll throw in two slices just in case…

I got a little fancy and brought a banana to slice on top – (which is aMAZing! you really ought to try it.)  I also thought “I want to pay for the coffee” which I gladly insisted upon doing, and I actually had some cash stuffed in my purse this time – whoo hoo. 

You’d have thought she won the lottery…she’d overslept, hadn’t eaten (and loves Ezekiel toast and almond butter), was running across town, had no cash on her…we’ve all been there.  God allowed me the amazing privilege of expressing His tangible love in precisely her language.   My thoughts had created her bounty.  Acting on these thoughts cost me very little, but provided a feast for one whom God saw really needed to be cared for on that particular day.  Don’tcha love it when you actually DO the positive things that cross your mind?  It’s easy to dismiss the good ideas that pop into our heads.

Websters defines Elixir as ‘a supposed remedy for all ailments’.  Well, Ezekiel toast with almond butter and sliced banana with a grande’ latte is surely not a cure-all, but on this particular morning it seemed to serve as true comfort food…

God is good.