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...and walk in love, just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us,
an offering and a sacrifice to God as a fragrant aroma.
Ephesians 5:2 NASB
I've been reading a lot lately about essential oils and their healing
properties. Having suffered from migraines and anxiety myself, in
addition to having a daughter with special needs; anxiety, high blood
pressure, kidney problems, and sensory issues~I've been attracted to
"homeopathic" or more "natural" remedies for some of our health issues.
What's interesting to me is that, just as "too much of a good thing is
still too much" with aromatherapy, so it is with our witnessing to
others about Christianity. In the passage above, the Ephesians are
instructed to walk in love and be a fragrant aroma of Christ's love and
sacrifice. Fragrant is most often defined as "sweet-smelling". That
conjures up images of a SOFT smell, or a LIGHT scent.
With essential oil aromatherapy, one comes to learn that while lavender
might be beneficial to those who suffer from migraines, TOO MUCH
lavender can also TRIGGER migraines.
We must be cautious about HOW MUCH is TOO MUCH for certain people...
But how do we know? How do we know that we aren't going to overdose on
evangelism? How do we know when to stop so we don't push a friend,
family member or acquaintance AWAY from us and God rather than toward
God.
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