I was making breakfast one day and as the kids were wondering around the kitchen, and I was asking them what they wanted to eat and how they wanted their eggs.  One of the kids said, “I want papaw pepper on my eggs!”  and then they all chimed in and agreed that is how they wanted their eggs.

Since my dad retired, he cooks breakfast every day and when the kids stayed over it was one of their favorite parts.  He would use pepper, a lot of pepper, and they loved it and they wanted the same at home.  The term papaw pepper became a normal saying in our house.  Eggs, or whatever food item, would be covered in pepper when it was asked for.

As I was standing at the stove scrambling eggs with “papaw pepper” it made me think about how the eggs resembled our lives and the pepper was Jesus.  Do we walk around with a little coating of Jesus, or do we want completely peppered in Jesus day in and day out?

A friend of mine recently talked about how when she prayed first thing in the morning, she did not say amen and end her prayer.  She said that she wasn’t done praying until she went to sleep at night and at her end of the day prayer, she would say amen.

I was intrigued by the idea that we have an open line to God all day long, why do we think we have to begin and stop conversations and make them formal prayers with our Lord. 

                16. Rejoice always,

                                17.  pray continually,

18.  Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for    

         you in Christ Jesus.

                1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

I asked myself this:

 When people look at me do they see Jesus peppered heavily over my life or just a little sprinkle? 

Over the everyday things I do, is it evident that I am a Christian? 

Over the way I act and talk, even when I am frustrated do people still see Jesus?

Over the years my dad has taught me many things:  a good work ethic, how to be respectful to others, how to be grateful for what you have, to not only love Jesus but to live to be like Jesus by having him completely peppered over your life.