Uncontainable Excitement
Today my wife and I had the opportunity to have lunch with her dad, little brother, aunt, and uncle as they pasted through Louisville on their way back toward Ohio after spending the last 3 weeks traveling the Western part of the United States. As you can imagine they had some very memorable and exciting experiences from their trip to share with us, and most of them were told after we had finished eating. However, for Jenna’s 10 year old brother hold off on the story telling was just too much to handle.
He was trying to eat his country fried steak while telling all of his exciting stories to the both of us, but as many of us already know eating and talking often don’t mix. We all had to constantly remind him to slow down and eat so that once he finished he could tell us his stories. But, even after many warnings he persisted to excitedly relay every detail of his once in a lifetime trip with a mouth full of mashed potatoes.
He just seemed incapable of containing his excitement for another minute, and it was easy to see the excitement in his face as he told every detail of the events. It was even more memorable to see the expression on his face when he was trying to scarf down bites of food between tales. He could hardly wait to continue the saga.
Now think about this: What would our world be like if we all left church on Sunday mornings with this same kind of uncontainable enthusiasm? What if we raced to the nearest mall after services to tell as many people what we had just learned? While this sort of behavior probably doesn’t fit in with our normal demeanor or sound very practical, I can assure you that the story that God has given us to tell is more exciting and life-changing than the one my wife’s brother had to tell. It is because of this that we are urged to remove ourselves from our comfort zone and tell the world of God’s love for them. If we as Christians lived our lives like we realize the importance and impact God’s grace can have on the world, I think we would see a change in society TOMORROW.
