Shake Well Before Using

     Ok so I was at Star Bucks today, taking advantage of the half price Frappes.  Yay!!!  Yummy good stuff!!!  But my brain was churning . . .
     I started thinking about this somewhat costly drink (if it had been full price) and it started to register in my little brain that, the greater the procedure involved in making the drink, the greater the value and price of it.  Wow!  I know, that sounds "profound", but I started thinking about drinks and well, people . . .
     Why do we have the "Shake before using" label, on our bottled drink we buy at the store?  Is it not to enjoy a fuller flavor, to bring the stuff at the bottom, to the top, so it all tastes better?
     What about stirring in cream and sugar into our coffee?  It causes a little stir, a little unsettling, but the results is oh so yummy,  I think!!  : )
     Then we can go into the whole realm of shakes and Frappes.  Some things are blended, and beat and whipped and chopped, and put through a whole maze of procedures before the expensive drink that we buy across the counter, is ready for us to enjoy.
     So, could we say that stirring and shaking and breaking, in our lives, is to produce greater beauty in our lives?  Could we say that it's to bring out the best flavor possible, make us a better demonstration of the beauty the Creator has created in us?  More beauty for His glory, to "make Him look good"!!
     I started to get, excited, well, hesitantly so, but wow, when I look at it this way, "Bring it on"!  Ok, well, maybe I'm not quite there yet, but if I can look at hard times as bringing about beauty in my life; to make a better tasting Frappe, that is exciting!  I wonder what He's visualizing in His mind as He keeps working on me??  Whatever it is, I know He only does good, it will be good!!!