To say I am mechanically deficient is a gross understatement. I have been having trouble with my big mower. A mechanically gifted friend tried to tell me what to do to make sure the fuel line was not clogged. By step 2, I was completely lost. I am so pitiful. Ladies, if you are married to a man who can fix things, stop reading this and go give him a big kiss on the lips. Seriously. Anyway, there is one thing I can do. Since I am an avid bike rider I have had to learn how to fix flats. I'm pretty good at it actually. I was riding the other day on the bike path and passed a poor biker who was walking his bike. He had a flat and no gear to fix it. For a biker that is the equivalent of being "up a creek without a paddle." I stopped and fixed the flat. It is funny, I have been reading Exodus where God asked Moses to do something he can only do with God's help. Sometimes God does that. Talking to your neighbor or a family member about your relationship with Jesus or going deep into someone's life who desperately needs to talk to someone and you feel wholly inadequate or standing up to preach a sermon. But there are other times when God can ask you to do something that is right in your wheel house. Something you can do with your eyes closed. The interesting thing to me is the result of serving God either way is joy. The currency of the Kingdom of God is joy. So, look for anything. Do something for God you can do with your eyes closed, or go ahead and do something God has been asking you to do for a while that you know you can only do with His help. Either way, if you are looking for joy, you will find it.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
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Charles Plumb was a U.S. Navy jet pilot in Vietnam. After 75 combat missions, his plane was destroyed by a surface-to-air missile. Plumb ejected and parachuted into enemy hands. He was captured and spent 6 years in a communist Vietnamese prison. He survived the ordeal and now lectures on lessons learned from that experience.
One day, when Plumb and his wife were sitting in a restaurant, a man at another table came up and said, “You’re Plumb! You flew jet fighters in Vietnam from the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk. You were shot down!”
“How in the world did you know that?” asked Plumb.
“I packed your parachute,” the man replied.
Plumb gasped in surprise and gratitude. The man pumped his hand and said, “I guess it worked!”
Plumb assured him, “It sure did. If your chute hadn’t worked, I wouldn’t be here today.”
Everyone has someone who provides what they need to make it through the day. The joy that comes from serving others helps me sleep better at night!
By the way, Joe, thanks for packing my parachute. Many sermons have been life saving!
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