Sweet Aroma Soy Candles

More and more people today

are going back to homemade naturals.

I have a friend who is making 

her own soaps, detergents and body creams.

The scents are made with essential oils.

They smell delicious!

I love the sweet smell of lavender.

Research is finding healing in the natural.

When I worked in the nursing home, 

I used lavender to calm an agitated resident.

My sister makes her own body scrubs 

with sugar, while some use salt.  

The soy candles that she makes 

smell yummy.

She calls her line, Sweet Aroma.

We were trying to think of a name 

and we remembered the verse, 

"For we are to God the aroma of Christ among

those who are being saved and those who are perishing."

2 Corinthians 2:15

The Message Paraphrase says, 

"Everywhere we go, people breathe in the exquisite fragrance.  

Because of Christ, we give off a sweet scent rising to God,

which is recognized by those on the way of salvation."

2 Corinthians 2:15

You can't put the sweet aroma of Christ 

in a jar.

We must smell sweet in a world that is rotting.

I love soy candles. 

Unlike regular candles, they continually

fill the house with lasting fragrance. 

The Message goes on to say, 

"But those on the way to destruction

treat us more like the stench from a rotting corpse."

So we must offer LIFE and not death

that others may desire the sweet aroma of Christ

leading others to salvation.

"This is a terrific responsibility.  Is anyone competent to take it on?

No, but at least we don't take God's Word, water it down, and 

then take it to the streets to sell it cheap. 

We stand in Christ's presence when we speak."

The Message

My sister's candles have not sold well. 

The large candles are $8 and the small ones are $5.

The owner of the shop says she is selling them too cheap.

People want to know that we are selling something 

that is real and that lasts.

I pray that I am

leaving a sweet fragrance to all I pass by-

not a cheap imitation of what is real.

Are you smelling sweet today?

Bonnie:)