I'm baking my delicious by mistake chocolate chip cookies tonight.
So last year, I was in love. I was in love for the first time in a long time and it happened fast and I was taken by it, by our connection and by the beautiful gift I'd been given; in love. I was inspired to bake him chocolate chip cookies. I got caught up in the excitement of whipping up the goodies for my love, creaming together the sugars, butter and eggs, throwing in flour, baking soda, sugar...couldn't forget the vanilla, it's only a little but makes all the difference. Then mix, mix, mixing till my arm was sore.
Then the thought hit me, how much flour did I put in? Hmmm? Seems like too much. Is it too much? I conferred with my roommate, she didn't notice. Oh my gosh, I messed up the measurement! Who cares, I was running late, had to get over there! I waved bye to the roomie...and rushed out the door with my bowl of cookie dough and a cookie sheet.
After dinner, it was time to pop those babies in the oven. I hoped that they would adequately display my domesticity and that they tasted good, despite the recipe snafu. As I placed each spoonful on the cookie sheet, we exchanged sweet glances, meaningful conversation, and spontaneous laughter. I forgot about my little mistake and was just glad to be in the moment. I was in love! Did I mention that already? 10 minutes later, the first dozen was ready to come out of the oven. I was absolutely astonished! They were the most beautiful cookies I'd ever baked. No joke. I actually told him, "I swear, I don't usually make cookies this good. Don't get used to it." And they were delicious.
I always screw up the recipe on purpose now and I am not sorry I got caught up in love.
If I [can] speak in the tongues of men and [even] of angels, but have not love (that reasoning, intentional, spiritual devotion such as is inspired by God's love for and in us), I am only a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
And if I have prophetic powers the gift of interpreting the divine will and purpose), and understand all the secret truths and mysteries and possess all knowledge, and if I have [sufficient] faith so that I can remove mountains, but have not love (God's love in me) I am nothing (a useless nobody).
Even if I dole out all that I have [to the poor in providing] food, and if I surrender my body to be burned or in order that I may glory, but have not love (God's love in me), I gain nothing.
1 Cor. 13:1-2 -Amplified Bible
I am free...
to be consumed with love instead of perfection
to be motivated by love and not performance
to be in love not just involved
to abide in love
to let love guide me
to be under the influence of love,
and to trust that in perfect love, things will be divinely delicious.
