Men of Fuel
One day while I was at JMU a buddy of mine and I were driving past McDonalds, when he said “Did I ever tell you, that I can eat a Big Mac in one biteâ€. I said “No chance’, and with that he turned into the parking lot of the McDonalds and said “I tell you what, you buy the Big Mac and if I don’t pull it off I will give you your money backâ€. Sounded like a good plan to me. I mean how many times have you ever gotten to see someone attempt to eat a Big Mac in one bite.
So I buy the Big Mac, we sit down and my buddy begins to shove the entire Big Mac into his mouth. Now if you have ever seen the size of a Big Mac, you know this wasn’t a quick process. He started by going straight in at first and then started to pack the sides of his mouth with this gargantuan burger. Meanwhile, my doubt, that had shifted to curiosity had now turned into full on laughter as I sat in this McDonalds in Harrisonburg Virginia with tears running down my face. I would have never believed it had I not sat right in front of him, but needless to say my friend ate for free that day.
I think I am often like that with God. I am so quick to doubt, and yet even when I see His truths coming to fruition all around me I still doubt Him. And yet those few times in my life where I have stepped out to trust him, I find myself laughing at just how ridiculous His abundance can be.
Tomorrow morning we start a new series titled “You’ve got to be Kidding meâ€, where we will look at some of the things that God indicates are ways of life, that to us seem to be absolutely laughable.
Got any friends that think God’s ways are foolish and outdated? You might want to bring him along
BTW, I just got a text from the guy that ate the Big Mac in one bite. He is going to be in town today and wanted to know if I was free for lunch. I wonder if he still has it in him?
See you in the am
D.R. Carlson