One of the glories of the gospel is that it transforms ‘guilty pleasures’ into grateful pleasures. In other words, things that you once did without gratefulness to God or self-control (e.g. eat ice cream, go cycling, watch movies), you can now do with joy in your heart and in a way that pleases God.
So I’m declaring today Grateful Pleasure Friday. My grateful pleasure? Sushi. Yes, as freakish as it may sound, I enjoy eating fish that are only slightly dead. I love the taste and texture of raw tuna. I love the ‘nostrils full of lava’ feel you get when you consume a little to much wasabi. Raw fish = extreme deliciousness. I’m grateful to God for sushi.
Alright, you’re up. What’s your grateful pleasure?
Wine, food and photography. I have a blog devoted to the delights I’ve cooked up or drank and the photos of them
All in gratefulness to the One who provided them in the first place.
http://winefoodphotos.blogspot.com
I’ve never had sushi, but the way you describe it makes it sound delicious.
My grateful pleasure is a birthday. I don’t know who originally thought up the idea of celebrating, but what a pleasure to have an entire day and an entire chocolate cake devoted just to you. And presents to boot! I may change my tune when my birthdays no longer start with a 2 and turn into 3s and 4s, but for now, they are just fun!
Steven – Thanks for sharing your blog with us. Isn’t God good to give us such gifts to enjoy?
Courtney – Yeah celebrating birthdays is a blast. Anybody know how the birthday celebration got started?
Clean sheets. I LOVE snuggling into fresh clean sheets. I also greatly enjoy the new thin mint blizzard at DQ – a very recent discovery.
A nice hot black cup of 100% Kona coffee. Expensive…but oh-so-delicious. And made even better when sipped along side a good book.
Starbucks Coffee (esp. a Venti Iced Double Shot) and Dark Chocolate (the real stuff, not the pretend to be dark, but it’s really milk chocolate)!
Hmmm…I don’t think I can narrow it down to just one. How about a short list?
-Clothes that smell like the sun, fresh off the line
-Good, simple food
-Weekly Date night
-Good books
-Wireless internet!!
-Beach trips
haha stephen…
i didn’t know you ate sushi… or maybe i did and forgot. your description is kinda unappealing tho – nostrils full of lava?
but i will tell you, i’ve changed my ways. i went out for sushi last week and got sashimi. correct: just a plate of raw fish to sample. tuna (regular and white), red snapper, salmon and something else…? and believe it or not, i love wasabi too. just not a ton. i just didn’t make the mistake that brandon did at the mckelvey’s…
YellerDaisies – Starbucks is definitely at the top of my Grateful Pleasures list.
Laurel – Where would we be without wireless internet?
Beth – I’m glad to see that you’re finally seeing it my way!
mm i’m not. i’m just figuring it out as i go along. “your” way happens to be a lot of people’s ways.
or something like that.
just hurry up and move so i can visit you.