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Years ago there was a book that came out titled, "The 5 Love Languages: The Secret to Love that Lasts" by Gary Chapman. 

Having not actually read the book yet, I'm very curious what those languages are, and if I'm going to need a Rosetta Stone companion guide for the translation.

Food is my love language.

I woke up at 5 am this morning to secretly bake what I hope will be, a delicious Blue Berry Coffee Cake for my daughter.

We got into it yesterday morning when I threw out breakfast suggestions and she didn't want any of them.

Last night before bed, I said, "Let's just figure out what you want for breakfast tomorrow so we don't have to argue about it in the morning."

Being the honest kind of girl she is, she replied, "I wasn't arguing with you, I just don't like the selections you were offering. I'm bored with our breakfast food."

 I bit my tongue and kept from my initial sarcastic comment, "I'm sorry Paula Deen..."

"How about if I make a coffee cake in the morning?"

She rolled her eyes as if to say, give me a break, but instead said, "You're not going to get up and make me coffee cake."

In her defense, I have not been springing out of bed with a Mandisa kind of "Good Morning,"  attitude.

Perhaps if Toby Mac were to wake me singing, "Top of the morning to ya..." I'd be a little more excited.

But I love her.

And so I baked.

In just a few minutes I will say, "Rise and Shine..Behold...Blue Berry Coffee Cake!"

And I pray she doesn't reject it.

That is one of my biggest pet peeves.

Sometimes I will spend several hours preparing something scrumptious, sometimes burned and when I make the formal presentation to those I love, they will say something infuriating like, "I'm not hungry," or "I'll try it later."

Aaagghhh! That makes me crazy!

I just want them to receive the love that I am trying to share with them.

But no.

They'll have no part of it.

And admittedly, there is a part of me, that feels like they are not just rejecting the food...but me too!

As I was waiting for the cake to bake I made myself some coffee and checked my email.

For the last several days, I've been attempting to get a bunch of addresses in my data base, and I really despise data entry but was excited to get the October newsletter out.

And then I started getting the emails.

Client so and so has opted out of receiving communications from you.

Oh wow.

I expected one or two.

I've received five.

Considering there are about 1000 names already in the data base, I guess that's probably not bad.

But still, it's rejection.

They have chosen or "opted out" of receiving what I have for them.

And at about my second cup of coffee, it occurred to me that is exactly what I do with God sometimes.

I click the "Unsubscribe" button.

I opt out of accepting his grace, his forgiveness, his power, or his instructions.

All of those things that he has prepared for me to receive, because of his great love for me.

Essentially....I am rejecting the server.

"God gave us eternal life; the life is in his Son. So, whoever has the Son, has life; whoever rejects the Son, rejects life." 1 John 5.

That's a tough one. I know a lot of people who "opt out" of the Jesus scene.

I myself thought it was ridiculous for a lot of my 'life'.

Of course, in hindsight, it wasn't really living at all. 

Even believers struggle at times with unbelief.

I love Hebrews 4, in The Message, it says, "We received the same promises as those people in the wilderness, but the promises didn't do them a bit of good because they didn't receive the promises with faith."

I woke up my little breakfast non-believer and a huge smile appeared on her face when she saw the plate of coffee cake.

Yayy!!

She gratefully received the communication of love that I was sharing and chose not to reject the server, i.e., me.

I'm so glad, that despite my own disbelief some days, I've never yet opened a a message from Godmail@yahoo.com that says, "The server has rejected your communication."

His inbox is never too full to receive communication from you. 

Just hit "SUBSCRIBE" and he'll always reply back with love that lasts.