June 13, 2013
The other night, our two all girl teams were treated to a traditional South African buffet by the owner of the guava farm we've been staying/working at.
Once the dinner ended, we lingered for about three hours.
My teammate, Jacquelyn, is not the greatest of lingerers. In fact, I think it'd be fair to say, she loathes it. When she has to linger, she plays with anything and everything that is within her reach. So, upon confiscating her knife and fork, and urging her to maybe not throw pepper onto the flame of the candle sitting in front of us, someone came to the rescue with a piece of paper and a pen, and, being the all-girls teams that we are, we played MASH.
For those reading that are unaware as to what MASH is, let me explain. You have all these categories: Husband, Car, Wedding colors, destinations, honeymoon spot, pets, profession, etc, and in this case, we (the team) got to pick three options, and the girl who was the star of the game got to pick one option.
So, we did the first girl. Her life actually looked somewhat enjoyable, but she did not get her husband of choice…so it tainted a little bit of the rest.
The next girl didn't get hardly any of her choices. I think her mode of transportation ended up being a canoe, and she was going to live in Alaska (and this girl is made for a warm beach), but she got her choice of a husband.
So, after hearing all that she would have to endure, with a big smile, she said, "Well, as long as I'm with _______, nothing else matters."
As long as I'm with ________, nothing else matters.
Every other choice she had made…where she would live, what she would do, how many kids she would have (if any)….had to be laid down.
But it didn't matter.
And it really doesn't. We can sit around and plan our future…or we can even let others plan it for us…but more often than not, it doesn't go the way we thought it might.
The first girl got almost everything she wanted…but the one she was with made it not worth it.
The second girl got hardly anything she thought she wanted, but the one she was with changed everything.
That's how this relationship with the Lord is…or should be. It really doesn't matter what else on my list happens. Because if I get the list, but forfeit Him, it's miserable.
However, if I get Him, and the list changes, it doesn't really matter…because I have Him.
Oh, MASH….thanks for that.
"As for me, I will continue beholding Your face in righteousness; I shall be fully satisfied, when I awake to find myself beholding You." Psalm 17:15 (Amp)
