County Time

Let your voices be heard from the top of the mountains. God is still working in your life, and there is a blessing in store for you today! Right about now you are in the middle of your story, and there is more that is going to unfold. I know that it may seem like the end, but believe me when I tell you that God is not done with you. Thank Him today for those things that have yet to come, because your best is yet to come! Be excited!

Good day to you all! Take a moment to listen to a voice that you had never thought about listening to before. You may be surprised at how much of yourself you hear in that voice, if you just take the time to listen.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose Romans 8:28

I am going to share something about myself with you, Dear Reader. I love lemonade. Now I can tell you that everyone does not make lemonade the same. Some of the best lemonade is made with freshly squeezed lemons, real cane sugar, and ice cold water. It almost makes me thirsty just describing it to you in these words. The key to making it perfectly is to get the right mix. I have had lemonade that was too sweet. I have had lemonade that was too watery. I remember when I used to drink Country Time lemonade. They advertised that their lemonade was made country style. I read the ingredients one day, and I found out that country time does not use real lemons in their lemonade. I have been to the country, and I can tell you that in the country they use real lemons in everything. This made me select another brand of lemonade because without the right blend of sweet, and tart, the lemonade would not be as good. Nothing can replace real lemons when it comes to making lemonade.

Dear Reader, I don’t know about life being like a box of chocolates, but I can tell you that life is like a pitcher of lemonade. Sometimes in this life we want everything to be watered down. We don’t want to get the whole truth and nothing but the truth. Then there are some who want everything to be sweet. We don’t want any trials and we don’t want any struggles. Then there are those who want their lemonade to be like Country Time. We want the lemon taste, but we want it to be artificial flavoring. Dear Reader, I want to tell you aint nothing like the real thing! Dear Reader in order to make the perfect mix, God is going to throw some lemons in your pitcher. The lemons by themselves are sour, but they were not meant to be consumed alone. God is mixing the good and the bad together in order to get the perfect blend in your pitcher. Don’t be discouraged when you have lemons in your life, it just means that you being made whole. Don’t concern yourself to much with the ingredients, just keep on praising the one that is doing the stirring. Understand Dear Reader that when God is mixing everything up in your life, and the Holy Spirit is stirring , the results will perfect to the last drop!

You are beautiful, loved, and blessed

John Reed