Espresso Double Shot

Espresso Double Shot is a special variant of coffee drink, I guess for true lover of coffee, except me. I have never been a coffee lover, and I drink once a while when it is available or am being served with it. Recently, a brother in fellowship suggested that I try once after he described what it was. I knew it was hard and I would not like it. He did this to let me know that I must be willing to accept change. In fact, later he used the "Expresso Double Shot" as an example of how difficult it is, at times, to accept new things that we are not used to. That's really true indeed. I am very used to things that I have been used to. Often, this becomes a hindrance to learn new things and grow in life.

A day later, I and another brother got to fellowship with this brother and we determined to order "Espresso Double Shot" at a coffee shop while we fellowship. I tried this bitterly coffee for the first time in my life, and wondered what was the taste. My, it was bitterly strange! To help me drank the whole lot, I used the supplement of milk and brown sugar, in fact, the whole lot. There, I learnt a very precious lesson in life, "be ready for new things, for a change."

The fellowship we had was a very sensitive one, and crucial as the matter was related to my service and church life. My innate response was "amen" for the points of fellowship. It might be as bitter as the "Espresso Double Shot", strong and strange, but really good for my service and church life. That fellowship, to me, was a step forward and I could see new realms opened. Things I never thought before were being opened up in fellowship. My vision got bigger and better. Thanks for the bitter coffee that taught me this precious lesson. I got the "Double Shot" and its "Espresso!" And thank to the brother who gave me the "shot!"

Now, with a brighter and bolder view of things for the better, I am ready for a positive change, though it may be bitter. Sometimes, it takes an "Espresso Double Shot" for a better tomorrow. Accept the bitter for the better, its worth it.