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         (Dad:) This Love Revolution is a lot like a pot of popcorn! You pour the oil in, turn the heat on, and then you pour the kernels in the bottom of the pan. For a few minutes nothing happens and you wonder, "Are these kernels any good, or what?" But you know by faith they're going to pop. So you shake the pot to get it stirred up, and then--pop! A few more seconds--pop, pop! The first kernels begin to explode. And then--pop, pop, pop! You shake the pot on the fire, then pop, pop, pop, pop, pop! A few seconds later they all start popping and it explodes! The kernels of corn which were so small at the very bottom of the pot have expanded and burst and boomed until they're pushing the lid off the top of the pot!
         Isn't it incredible to think that those little tiny seeds could expand so much to fill a whole pot till the lid pops off? Then, after the whole pot has popped, you hear a pop, pop--a few last latecomers, the last kernels of corn popping even after the heat's turned off. Then on the very bottom you always have some kernels that just didn't pan out, they didn't pop at all.
         That's how it is. Right now you're just soaking in the oil and the heat's being turned up. Even though you're cooking, only a couple have popped. But soon there's going to be an explosion of love and you're going to be poppin' all over the place! The world is going to come out to see you burn, to see this amazing miracle, these crazy kernels of corn who are so small and so nothing, yet they can pop so much and make so much noise, fill so much space and be so incredible!
         So if you haven't popped yet, just keep cookin'! The Lord is stirring the pot, and it won't be long now! You're going to make a big cracking noise, and then the Lord puts salt on you to give you flavor!
         So hold on. Be patient, your time is coming. Just don't be a deadhead, like one of those last kernels that doesn't pop. Of course, you always have a few in every bag. Praise the Lord! Just pop for Him! And if you don't see that love, it's coming! The anointing's coming! Have faith!
         Be a popper and not a pooper! You have to have faith in the Popcorn Maker, that He knows what He's doing. You wouldn't want to miss all the excitement, all the fun, all that popping, just because you gave up too soon, would you?
         There's an exciting pot of popcorn just waiting to explode, so don't miss out! Don't give up! Hold on! The System's not going to be able to keep the lid on the pot for much longer! So watch out! Explode! Go out with a bang! It's gonna happen! Keep cookin'! Okay? And be my popcorn!--From your old Pop! (ML #3053)



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