Champions often end up in a season of preparation like no other. Esther sat for six months over a charcoal fire in a pit on the floor! Fragrant oils like sandalwood, myrrh, cloves, or rose would be put into the cosmetic burner. With all her clothes off, she crouched over the burner with a robe draped over her head and body to create a tent. She was in a literal steam room, perspiring and smelling all those fragrances. She had those fragrances "cooked" into her skin through the hot steam.
Have you noticed this.....that preparation for championship often sends us to the "sweatshop?" Have you ever found yourself in a "hot" situation only to discover what comes out of your pores is not the sweet fragrance of the Lord? I have found that we end up back in the "sweatshop" until our "flavor" (words and attitude) smells sweet?
Maybe you'd like to share with us one of your "sweatshop" experiences where God brought you out of a "stinky" situation smelling like a championship rose!
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Pastor Sharon,
I have just finished reading your "Champion" series. There are many areas where I could definately identify...Thank you for your faithfulness to writing these BLOGS.
Many Blessings,
Linda B.
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