Taco-tastrophe

By now, you probably realize that I like to eat.  Nothing thrills my heart more than a casual nacho potluck among friends.  Everyone pitches in, and before you know it, you have an amazing meal at your hands.  Recently the call went out for a nacho potluck, and I was PUMPED!  I prepared my contribution and brought it with me.

If only life were that simple.  If only MY life were that simple.  See, there were several snags along the way to an amazing meal.  The person in charge of the queso sent out a message to say that they weren’t going to make it to the party.  One person forgot that taco day had arrived.  They tiptoed off and bought and then cooked some ground beef.  Since they had to go to the store anyway, they bought the queso as well.  Mini crisis averted.  It’s time to chow down, right?

Wrong.  When all the food was spread out and the line began to form, someone asked “Where are the chips?”  Great question!  Where are these chips?  We began to look around.  Maybe they just got misplaced.  You can’t have nachos without tortilla chips.  Is it possible that no one signed up for the chips?!?!

A scroll through text messages settled the confusion.  There was an entire misunderstanding, but the fact remained that we were chip-less.  Chips were quickly procured, and the feast began.  And it was DELICIOUS!  Although I have pretty well mastered not moaning when I eat, this meal made it tough.  It was worth the snafus.

I’m looking at many of my life challenges through a spiritual lens.  Currently, I’m determined to be all that God has called me to be.  Although the nacho story is trivial, it mirrors what my attitude should be when I face obstacles.  I came to the party with my contribution (my gifts and talents).  I wasn’t worried about not eating.  I had the expectation that we would all dine, and that it would be a marvelous time.

Some people weren’t fully prepared.  But that didn’t make me throw my contribution away or hoard it for myself.  I waited with the expectation that we were all going to eat.  Right when we lined up to partake and realized we didn’t have the ingredient that would set it off, someone stepped up to the plate and met the need.  And we all ate.

This is encouragement for me and you as well.  We are called the body of Christ because we all have offerings that help us function.  We need each other.  The world needs your gifts and talents.  They’re hungry for them.  When we all present our very special contributions to the world, we get to enjoy the most divine and satisfying encounters.  We all get to eat and be satisfied.  #wepreach