I think 73.45% of marriage is rejecting each other’s ideas for food… Sometimes, it feels like we spend more time trying to figure what to eat than we do eating and I know many people can agree with me on this one.
Here’s how the conversation usually goes:
“Where do you want to eat?”
“I don’t know… where do you want to eat?”
“You pick!”
“pizza?”
“No!”
“Mexican?”
“No!”
“Ok, then you pick something…”
“I’m good with whatever honey”
“umm…”
The problem is that going out to dinner with your spouse (or friend or relative or colleague, etc) isn’t about the food.
It’s about the time you get to spend together. The food is not the star – the time with the person is…
“They began to discuss with one another the fact that they had no bread. And Jesus, aware of this, said to them, ‘Why do you discuss the fact that you have no bread? Do you not yet see or understand? Do you have a hardened heart? Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember, when I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces you picked up?’ They said to Him, ‘Twelve.’ ‘When I broke the seven for the four thousand, how many large baskets full of broken pieces did you pick up?’ And they said to Him, ‘Seven.’ And was saying to them, ‘Do you not yet understand?’” Mark 8:16 – 21
It’s ironic here that the disciples completely missed the boat on this one. They were wondering about their next meal and not recognizing they were with the source.
It’s like Jesus is saying to them, “Don’t you get it – when you have the creator of food sitting right next to you, you don’t need food. You have the source of food with you right here!”
What’s at the Center?
Look, I get it. My wife and I have gone through some pretty lean times. We’ve had this conversation:
“Where is the money coming from to pay the bills?”
“Couch Cushions?”
“That was last month.”
The provision of what you desperately want or need isn’t the problem. It’s what you center your focus on.
Does it really matter where you eat? Not really… But, who you eat with does, right?
God is saying, in a not so subtle way…
[KiwiClickToTweet tweet=”Hello, I’m here! You’ll be ok! Don’t you remember how I helped you with the same problem last week? #God” quote=”‘Hello, I’m here with you! You’ll be ok! Don’t you remember how I helped you with this exact problem last week?'”]Maybe your struggling with meeting your basic needs. Maybe your struggling in your marriage, or to find love.
I can tell you from personal experience that God is there with you and for you in your troubles to meet your needs.
Don’t miss the point of being in the boat with Jesus – Spend time with Him and let Him worry about your bread.
Listen and receive the good news.
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