Everything But the...

When I am sick, upset, or just having a bad day, I can always find comfort in my favorite ice cream, Ben & Jerry's Everything But the... Don't get me started on how amazing it tastes. The combination of chocolate and vanilla ice cream, white chocolate chunks, white heath bar pieces, peanut butter cups, and chocolate covered almonds is a match made in heaven for my taste buds. The thing about having a little heaven in a bowl is that it is specifically for sick, upset, bad days. Any other day I'm afraid it may loose its special powers. While eating a spoonful this weekend (I was sick) I had an Ahh-HA moment. God tends to speaks to me when I'm not thinking, which means I should write a lot more blogs! Anyway, my favorite part of the ice cream is the chunks of the heath bar. My history with Everything But the... ice cream is I always find that I don't get the chunks of the heath bar until I reach the bottom of the ice cream. I have to put a lot of time and energy getting past the chocolate covered almonds and peanut butter chunks. It is like a sweet reward for all my hard work. This weekend when I opened the ice cream up I found chunks of the heath bar right on top. I was amazed! It was the best part without the work. It is three days later and I still have half a container full of ice cream left and no desire to eat it. I feel slightly unsatisfied because after I invest my time and energy I want a reward. When the reward comes first it I don't appreciate it as much as I would if I had worked for it. I often look at how easy things are for some people and question God about why I have to work so hard. Blessings are always sweeter when we work for them. If you are at the chocolate covered almond phase, rest assured that the white heath bar is always at the bottom.

James 1:12 "Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love him."