Neither Hot...or Cold.

Have any of you ever had those times in your walk with the Lord where He uses your current moment or action to make something so super real to you? Well, a couple of months ago I was blessed to have been invited to attend a women's retreat at Murrieta Hot Springs and let's just say that it couldn't have come at a more perfect time.  For you who have had the pleasure of attending, you know that there are a few things in which you tend to look forward to.  Sure the fellowship with your friends is wonderful, all of the workshops and worship are sweet and being excited about what the Lord is going to show you also makes this time set apart with Him extra worth it.  But nothing and I mean nothing excites you more than that pot of coffee that you know that is waiting for you when you wake up on Saturday morning because if you did it right, you probably only had a few hours of sleep! As I made my way to my table in the dining room, it was as if that sparkling silver pot was calling my name.  I filled my cup, put in my creamer and took a big sip. It took all that I could do to not spit that coffee right back out, no joke.  I was totally caught off guard because here I was expecting this nice, piping hot cup o' joe but what I got was coffee that seemed to have been sitting out...for the last few hours.  Now I can do hot coffee and I can do iced coffee, but I despise anything in between. That's when the Lord spoke to my heart, "This is how I feel when you are lukewarm with Me." 


Revelations 3:15&16 says, "I know your works, that you are neither cold nor hot.  I could wish you were cold or hot.  So then, because you are lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will vomit you out of My mouth."  Wow, we can't really sugar coat that, huh?  God desires for us to be active in our relationship with Him.  Now I am not saying that if you are not standing out on the corner with a megaphone at a trolley stop proclaiming the Word of God you are lukewarm in the eyes of our Lord.  What I am saying is that when we are simply skating by in our Christianity it is not pleasing to the Lord.  I don't think that most of us would consider ourselves to be lukewarm Christians, at least out loud, but there are times in each of our lives where we have chosen to "ride the fence",  leaning on the false security that we are saved and that because we aren't really doing anything bad that we are a-okay.  But that is not what the Lord says.   We could go to church on Sundays and forget God throughout the rest of the week and sadly, it is easy to do if we are not daily fighting, daily seeking and daily making it a point to put Him first.


When I heard His voice that morning, I was humbled.  First, because God is worth more and deserves more from me and secondly, that He cares so much about me and our relationship that He planned this real life lesson to allow me to get a small taste of how He feels with us, His children.  Every time I drink a cup of coffee I remember that morning, of how He sweetly spoke to my heart to go before me and protect me against what  my heart is so easily capable of.