We need to be a chocolate chip in the cookie dough of life. We are meant to mix our lives into the world around us, but not blend in. Even when the circumstances in our lives become heated. We are to remain steadfast in our beliefs.
Our lives have many different aspects that affect how we relate to others. Like the chocolate chip cookie dough is made up of many ingredients. They all add to the end result. We add flour, butter, sugar, eggs, baking powder, salt, vanilla and blend it together in one large bowl. Do we ever hear anyone say, wow that flour really made those cookies great or that sugar really add to the flavor. Or those eggs really taste better than when I fry them in a pan. Why, you may ask, because they are all mixed together. There is no distinction between them. So we cannot taste the difference.
Chocolate on its own melts and mixes together when heated. The real magic happens when we add chocolate chips to our dough! When mixed in with the cookie dough, the chocolate will stand out. You will then taste the chocolate goodness. They change everything! When you bite into the cookie you can taste the chocolate goodness! They stand out! Even when the heat rises the chocolate chips do not melt. They retain their shape.
Likewise when we act like the world around us, they will see no difference. We are to live in the world, but not to conform to it. We are called to be set apart, even when life’s pressure comes against us. We are to remain the same. steadfast unaffected by the heat. We like the chocolate chips are meant to stand out and not to conform to the world’s standards. Then the world will see Jesus through us. The light of His Holy Spirit will shine through us as we share His love with those around us.
In order to reach the world we need to stand fast in what we believe and know to be true. We must be faithful to what the word says. Like David in the lion’s den, God delivered him because he stayed faithful. You can remain strong and stand firm. God will deliver you too. Joshua led the people into the promised land with God going before him. God will lead you too. Stay set apart. Don’t mix into what”s happening around you. Trust in Him who has called you. We were called with a purpose to spread the Gospel throughout the world. As believers, we are called to remain firm in what we believe and represent Jesus.
What ingredient are you? Are you blending into the dough or are you the Chocolate Chip? Be the chocolate chip in the cookie dough of life!
(adapted from teaching by Jason Beham)
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