"You Want Fries With That?"

Most of us spoiled US citizens have heard this question when placing an order at a fast food restaurant. “You want fries with that?” In other words, can we add to your cost and to your calorie intake by offering you the obligatory french fries to go with that fast food burger? Or, can we “up size” or “super-size” your order, and make each item larger, bigger, more? We may not want to admit how many times we have responded affirmatively to those questions. Hey, let’s face it. We are a fast food nation and a microwave generation that expect our food and our services to miraculously appear or happen almost the minute our brain thinks we need to have it. No wonder one of the largest US cable companies has a slogan that includes the words “On Demand.” Americans DEMAND it, and they expect to GET IT NOW. Ah, but we don’t have a remote control for our lives that would enable us to use a “Pause” button to savor a good circumstance, a “REVERSE” button to replay a past, pleasant experience, or a “FAST FORWARD” button to rush to a hopefully better future. If anyone could market that type of remote control, they would be a gazillionaire. God, the Creator of the universe, the heavenly Father of you and me, knows all things, and does not exist in time. He is the same yesterday, today and forever. He knows your past, present and future. The Bible says in Jer 29:11, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” God loves you so much that He thinks good thoughts about you! And He wants to give you a good outcome or “expected end.” Can we be patient and faithful to Him and His Word that our lives are and will be victorious, peaceful, and joyful? Show patience today and move into your next season of blessings! Do you remember how patient God was with you while you were yet living in sin? Can we wait on the Lord and give Him praise and thanksgiving during our waiting time? Remember, He is not a fast food, on demand God…but He is always right on time.