CHILE'S TO GO

The other day I was hungry for corn on the cob. I remembered the tasty corn on the cob at Chili's, and naturally, I thought of the chicken strips and fries that go with it. So, I drive up to the side of the building - enter the "to go" door - place my order (corn on the cob, with a side of chicken strips and fries) - sit and wait. I don't sit and wait very well unless there is something to do or read. When I go to a restaurant alone, I always take a book to read. I'm not going to sit in a booth and stare into space or introduce myself to strangers, so, here I sit, waiting for my "to go" corn (plus, the sides) and then the sign on the door caught my attention.

Crave It - Click It - Come N Get It
"It's that easy with new online ordering"

Since I don't sit and wait very well - I focused on the Crave It, Click It, Come N Get It flyer taped to the door. How easy...crave, click and come. Ok. There are things in life I need, other than corn on the cob, such as miracles and stuff, and I'm told in the Word to ask, believe, and receive. Ahhh....that sounds as easy as crave it, click it, come n get it. Why can't receiving from God, our Heavenly Father, be as simple as the crave it, click it method? I'm not making light of this at all, but our lack of faith really does make life more difficult than it ought to be. Scripture says to simply ask and receive. Most of us have never made anything in simple in our entire life. We add a dab of doubt, a lot of human reasoning, and of course, a few negative comments here and there.

Can you imagine going online to place an order at your local Chili's restaurant? You click "Online Ordering" at the top of the web site - this takes you to "Find a Chili's Location" - type in the name of your city and click on "Order from this Chili's". The menu pops up - click on steak, of course - pictures appear (along with the price) - Flamed Grilled Ribeye - Sirloin - Country Fried Steak (served with corn on the cob, by the way) - and, there's a red box under each picture that says, "Select". Just for fun I clicked Flamed Grilled Ribeye. Then I had the option to select the temp - sides, etc. - check out - fill in my information for pick up ... but what if I added a comment such as: "I believe you have steaks, but I'm not sure there's one for me. I don't know if I will actually receive it when I go to pick it up". Ah, you say, "This is silly". Is it really? Isn't this what we do in response to the promises in the Word? Hasn't Jesus Christ made it this simple for us? Didn't He pay the price on the cross for our sins? Didn't Jesus send the Holy Spirit to us as our Comforter, Guide, Helper...Doesn't the Spirit of God live within us? Isn't His Word true?

Crave it - Click it - Come N Get it. Simple. Oh, here's the difference between ordering online from Chili's and making your requests known to God. When you click "select" in your prayers, you will find there is no charge. It's already been paid for. What do you need from Jesus? Salvation, healing, peace, finances, love, friends? It's all available. Heaven is waiting. If you crave it - believe you will receive it. God is good. It's His pleasure to give you the Kingdom. It's really easier than placing an order online.