Time for a Tea Party ?

Although it was a busy and fun weekend with all the kids and their friends home, i found myself escaping a time or two to the sofa so i could sit and knit (i know .. shocker!) .... and just slow down a bit with a cup of hot tea and some baby hats to work on .... or a scarf to finish .... just something to keep my hands busy yet allow my head and heart to focus on the True Priority of my day ....

there were times when the moments to sit and knit were NOT long enough and i was up and busy doing something else that needed to be done ... and once that task was complete i'd run back to the sofa and grab the needles ... the tea had long grown cold so i'd heat it back up and start the process over again ....

however one thing i noticed was how my tea had gained flavored and intensity when it was left sitting ... the tea bag was still floating within the cup of water, but the water was now more infused w/ the flavor of that particular tea bag .... i had done nothing to contribute to that accomplishment, it resulted simply because of TIME. which has left me pondering my own state ... my Flavor .....

if my heart is a simple cup of water and the Lord is the tea bag, just how infused am i? am i a tepid cup of tea that has had the prefunctory 3-4 dips of Him - which is just enough to 'color' the water of my life but not really be even an adequate representation of His flavor? or .... Have i found those times of contentment when i can just sit and steep and allow Him to permeate every bit of who i am .... so that i become a true and genuine Cup of Tea and not just a cup of hot water?

Surrender . . relinquishment. . time . .. all the things needed to become a reflection of Him and loose the bitter after taste that i so often leave behind .....

Isa 58:11 The LORD will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.

Why not invite a friend over and have a tea party?  Ask her to bring her yarn, or share some of yours, and just sit in the quiet ... sip and knit ... and share the afternoon catching up .... make time to rejoice ... to renew ... to be refreshed .....    Tea Parties  - -  are for the little girl in each of us!