This is my first post. Yeah! or is it Yea? Always get that confused. Anywho. I am on a hunt. A quest. To find the next adventure for the Taylor family. I am officially leaving Redstone Church on Sept 30th, which ironically, is my birthday. I will be 38.
I am reading through Mark chapter 8 today. Jesus feeds 4,000 men for the second time. If there were 4,000 men, I think it was safe to say there were 4,000 women around and if there were 8,000 adults, I think it's safe to say there were 16,000 children. So by my estimation, Jesus really fed around 24,000 people that day with 7 loaves of bread and a couple of fish. For the second time! After the first miraculous feeding, the Disciples actually had the gaul to walk up to Jesus and say, "How are we supposed to feed all these people?" You'd think at least one of them would walk up with a couple of slices of bread and say,"So.. Jesus.. I have some bread..whadaya say we make tacos for everyone?!" But No. Not one person seemed to remember, or better yet, think He could do it again. No one thought Jesus could pull it off twice. So Jesus uses very simple words. "How many baskets of food were left over after I did it the first time?" Jesus asks. You can picture the disciples scratching their heads, "12?" "And how many baskets were left over after I did it the second time?" Jesus asks. The disciples drop their heads in shame and mumble like 11 yr old boys, "7", They respond back. Then Jesus looks at them and says, (paraphrasing) "So how is it that you still don't understand?! How many times do I have to do something miraculous before you put your faith in me?"
I don't plan on making that mistake. About 7 years ago I was searching for a job and the only way to explain how I ended up getting my job at Injoy, Inc. can only be described as a God-Thing. A miracle. Sure, maybe it's not on the scale of feeding 24k people with a loaf of bread, but nonetheless, a miracle. We are on a similar journey again. And I am doing everything I can, but I also know it will be a God-Thing when the dust settles and we find ourselves in the right situation. Is there something in your life that you think to yourself, "He can't do that?" or "God can't fix this twice in my life."?
