Sweet Tea

I had the example of sweet tea used to show me how God transforms us by His grace. I thought it was pretty cool, so I am going to attempt to share it With you guys as well. Of course, sweet tea is my main drink, so this just clicked with me.



The first step to making sweet tea is to boil the water. (if you are a true sweet tea drinker, you know what I mean here) The sugar and the tea do not permeate the water unless it is very hot. Have you ever notice how much more receptive you are to God when the heat is turned up high? God turns up the heat to prepare us for life circumstances, this happens via trial we go through.. It isn't pleasant when it is happening, but the outcome is amazing.



Unlike cold tea, hot tea and sugar are compatible. In fact, the sugar dissolves and the very nature of the liquid is changed. You can never separate the two again. They have merged into one. This is not true of cold tea. No matter how much you stir it the two just don't mix.

Once He places His life (the Holy Spirit) within us our very nature is changed. We cannot be separated from Him. It is like the filling of the pitcher with water..it enables us to share it with others.

True sweet tea and tea with sugar in it are two different things. You can add packet after packet of sugar to regular iced tea, and all you get is a big pile of sugar at the bottom of your glass! It is only when the sugar is allowed to dissolve into the boiled water, that you receive the sweet nature of the liquid. This is the same as Christ being in my life or Christ BEING in my life. The Spirit has so permeated our souls, as the sugar has the tea... that we cannot be separated, It is the essence of us. Our very nature has changed just as the composition of the tea has changed.


God has already made you holy. You don't have to try to be holy in order to become holy. You already are. We desire to live holy lives because He has made us holy.