Layer Cake
Do you ever view your life as a layer cake? What a strange question?
Layer cakes are so yummy once they’re baked. Each of the ingredients, by themselves, not so much!
If some of the ingredients in your “life cake” past, or present, seem to be less than delicious- ask God to help you reframe the value of those ingredients and deepen your trust in Him. Over time, allow God to help you see that you can trust his loving kindness and provision in your life.
When I had panic and anxiety attacks in my late 30’s, those ingredients seemed very nasty. The cake layer formed during that season was a layer of suffering and learning humility. Looking back, the icing on that layer was a “God provides” flavor. I never would have chosen a layer like that but it is part of the life cake God is making for me and actually more delicious than I expected.
I imagine an icing inscription on my cake that says “In all things God works for the good.” My good. Romans 8:28.
Praying that as you face tasty or bitter ingredients in your life cake, you lean into trusting God no matter what. He is the Master Baker, skilled at making an amazing cake of your life.
