I don’t often wear perfume because my husband doesn’t care much
for it, but when I do, I wear Falling in Love, by Philosophy. It is a light, flowery
fragrance that we both find pleasing.
Did you ever think about the fact that we all have our own unique fragrance that is natural to us? Without any cologne or perfume, we each have a distinct scent. Dogs and other animals are very aware of this. I have noticed numerous times when I borrow a sweater or a blanket from someone I can smell the owner. In various seasons of life, I have received bags of baby or maternity clothes that I borrowed for a time, and when I opened the bag it smelled like that person’s house.
We make associations with smells. An aroma can remind us of
a happy, peaceful time, like the smell of a motel, the seashore, or a fried
breakfast at the cabin. When we get a hint of those appealing smells, it takes
us back in time to when we were actually there. Conversely, smells can also remind us
of traumatic events, like a hospital or a school.
I love the following verses from the Message translation.
2 Corinthians 2:14-16 In the Messiah, in Christ, God leads us from place to place in one perpetual victory parade. Through us, he brings knowledge of Christ. 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—an aroma redolent with life.
Just as we each have an organic, signature fragrance, wouldn’t
it be great to bring a natural fragrance of Jesus wherever we go? A
teaser whiff that piques curiosity?
My life goal is to carry a sweet scent of Heaven that makes people pause and deeply inhale. When I leave the room I want that sweet aroma to linger, an aroma redolent with life, a scent of Heaven.
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