One of the glorious things about spending some time in California is the opportunity to partake in some local delicasies. Arguably, the most famous of which is the In-N-Out Burger fast food chain. Last night I devoured a number 2 meal while keeping my modesty by shying away from going "Anima Style" (I know this sounds weird so I shall elaborate. Animal style simply means that on, either the burger or fries, the cooks will put a smattering of onions, thousand island-esque dressing, and melted chesse on the item. YUM!!!!). I have loved In-N-Out from the first moment I ate it... and so last night I wrote down a number of reasons why I love In-N-Out Burger:
1. You can pretty much only get it in California (Save for a few other western states)... which makes it a local commodity. YUM!
2. Four words: Double Double Animal Style. YUM!
3. It means I am most likely in the beautiful sun!
4. It means I am close to some of my best friends in the world!
5. The Logo (See above.). So dope.
6. It means I am wearing Rainbows (Sandals--which I also love).
7. I am also close to the ocean and mountains... most likely!
Since I advertise on my blog heading that I write about food, I felt this blog title was appropriate for today.... now onto part B of my title.
The will of God. I was once told that more books have been written on the Will of God than any other subject (perhaps an exageration... but there are a lot). People are fascinated and determined to find God's will for their lives. Makes sense... who really wants to be outside God's will (If you are a Christian). For my part I know that I am desperately trying to seek the Lord's will... that's why I am in California right now! With that in mind I wanted to share a list of things I have realized about God's will:
1. It may... or may not... involve a personal preference. I suppose it depends if that preference will bring glory to God and is in his timing.
2. More than likely it will involve suffering. I Peter 4 talks about what it means to suffer for being a Christian. Peter writes "Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial when it come upon you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. But rejoice insofar as you share Christ's sufferings, that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed (v. 12-13)."
3. It will bring God glory. If you are doing something... you should always ask: Does this bring God glory? Does what I am doing honor God? If the answer is no then it is probably not God's will (Is. 43:7).
4. It may involve, and most likely will involve, God calling us out of our comfort zones... like he did with Abraham in Genesis 12.
5. In the end, God is SOVEREIGN. In other words he is control of everything and we need to trust that if we are seeking him with all our hearts (As Jeremiah exhorts us to do in ch. 29 of his book), he will honor that. The main thing is not that we are pursuing God's will, so to speak, but that we are pursuing GOD!
Those are just a few thoughts. Kevin DeYoung wrote a book a little while back entitled, "Just Do Something." His main argument was that nowadays there are so many choices that a lot of us sit around waiting for the perfect choice, believing that it will one day come to us. Conversely, DeYoung says we need to simply go out and do something with our lives. If we are pursuing God, not doing anything that is against his moral will, if we are loving people... then we can do a lot of things! But the bottom line is that we need to pursue God.
I know that sounds simple, but perhaps God's will is simpler than we make it out to be sometimes. Much like the menu at In-N-Out Burger.... another item for my list of why I love the place.
In conclusion... we should eat In-N-Out to the GLORY OF GOD!!!!!
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