A Cup of Coffee

"For whoever gives you a cup of his treasured coffee to drink in My name, because you belong to Christ, assuredly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward." Mark 9:41(with slight alterations)

This week I had a bit of an attitude problem. Imagine that. You see, someone drank my treasured decaf. flavored coffee, not catching the hint that it's very special coffee, brought all the way over from the States. To make it worse, it's a guest that my roommate invited to stay here for a month, even though my roommate is not here. So I've been having a bit of an attitude problem with that, as well. In my head there is a dialogue running that goes something like this, "um, hello? Get the hint. Buy your own coffee, please. You're mooching off me anyway by staying here and now you're drinking my precious coffee??" I start doing the math of how long my current coffee stash is going to last if she continues to drink it and think about whether I should just go out and buy her some regular coffee so she'll stop drinking mine. Obviously my "hint" was too subtle and I'm feeling much more confrontational in my head than out. Yeah, it would definitely be easier to just go buy her some coffee. But wait a second, why am I buying coffee for someone I didn't even invite to stay here?? I mean, decaf, flavored coffee is one of my rights, right? Well, I've never taken the time to think of it as one, but it appears from this crazy pattern of thoughts running through my head, that I indeed seem to think it is one.
So, I've thought of this all week and have thought about my selfishness and how I really, really don't want to share my coffee with her and that really, honestly, I'm just stinking annoyed that she's drinking my coffee. And then, of course, the above verse had to just wedge itself into my brain. You see, the thing is, I don't even know if this girl is saved, or not. And what kind of testimony am I being to her either way- if she's not saved or even if she is? Just a wild guess, but I'm guessing that my frustration over the coffee will carry over into the way I respond to her. Thankfully, I've seen her very little, and am having the time to think through my actions and thoughts and rights and lack therof. Really, is my coffee of such extreme value that it could ruin my chance to share Christ with someone?? What "rights" do you need to give up in order to better serve Him?