Dr. Pepper & Snickers

From Friday, January 23rd

I've been giving a little bit of thought to my "day to day routine" here as of late. It seems like sometimes people get a comfortable pace set for their life, and then stop stretching themselve to be more, to do more, to accomplish more - than they did yesterday. Some call it a rut - I call it "Life in a Coma." Seriously - we get in so much of a pattern with our lives that we could almost do it all if we were not even concious! My weakness when it comes to this routine? You guessed it - Dr. Pepper and Snickers.It's not just an issue of liking this particular soda or candy bar...I have actually found myself pondering what life would be like if I found a "magical pool of Dr. Pepper" or a "Snickers tree" so I could have unlimited supplies of my favorite snack and drink...yeah, I know...a tad bit scary...and my point?Well, it's actually really simple: I feel that I absolutely need a daily dose of this "burp potion" and "teeth killer"...when it reality, it's just part of my rut. Could I survive without Dr. Pepper and Snickers each day? Sure...but when the craving hits...I go get them anyway...and the reason?It's my rut. But I have begun to wonder...what if I stepped out of that rut to realize where that money to be better spent? Just one example: were I to financially adopt a Compassion Child through Compassion Internation...the money I spend on my daily Dr. Pepper and Snickers (approximately $2.50, depending on where I buy them) could feed and educate a child after a month's time. That could be my month pledge - right there! Wow - I could use that money to eternally change a life - seriously! But hold on a sec......okay, I'm back. I had to get a drink of my Dr. Pepp...um...nevermind. Back to what I was saying...I could save a life! So now what? Well, I have a choice...I can embrace this new challenge, give up 2 things that are probably not really that great for me anyway and commit to change a life...or walk away and forget I ever had this epiphany and continue my daily stop by the gas station...hmmm...This Sunday I will stand on a stage in front of about 100 people in Hot Springs, Arkansas and pour my heart out in a message that God has laid upon my heart to share...one that He wants His people, and the people who aren't even in His family to hear. It'll be a message that God has already poured into me so I can allow Him to pour it into them through me...it'll be a very serious thing...maybe even a morning that could mean life or death for someone's eternity...and yet......people will have two choices. They can recieve the message and commit to whatever it is that God is calling them to, or they can walk away, back into the rut they may call life...totally unchanged whatsoever.So does it seem silly that my Dr. Pepper and Snickers mean so much to me? Well, ask God to do an inventory of your own life...what is your "Dr. Pepper and Snickers"? What's keeping you chained to your rut? What's preventing you from experiencing a full life in Christ?
That's just a thought...and I welcome yours.
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Live blessed - blake