So the other day I was meandering through Pinterest recipes & happened upon one called 'Pumpkin Lust Cake.' Needless to say the name alone deemed it worthy of 'pinning' on my Recipes board. As I was making my grocery list I decided that 'Pumpkin Lust Cake' must be our weekly dessert, & so I went to the Recipes board, found that particular 'pin', clicked on it, & Voila I was staring at the recipe. I added the ingredients to my shopping list, & off I went to town. Two boxes of Pumpkin Spice Pudding were top on the list & so off I went in search of it. The website said it was a seasonal item, & suggested stocking up (a piece of advice I should have heeded). Later on in the week I made Pumpkin Lust Cake & let me tell you that name couldn't be more appropriate! It was divine! One taste of it & I knew that it would be perfect for Thanksgiving dinner. This week when making my grocery list I added Pumpkin Spice Pudding to my list, & off I went to town. I headed to the holiday section, right where I had found to last time, only to discover it was completely sold out. I was more than a little bummed, but quickly realized I could ask my mom to pick some up in her hometown. It wasn't long until she called me back to say that her local grocery store was also sold out...and now it had become a mission. There had to be Pumpkin Spice Pudding somewhere! She ran across town to another store only to be told that they had received a case that morning, but that a lady had just bought it...that's right the entire case! Things had just stepped up a notch. My persistent mother called the other grocery store in town to see if they had the evasive item, & was informed that they had just gotten a shipment in! As soon as she hung up she headed that way to stock up (if I had heeded the 'pinner's' advice in the first place, I wouldn't be on such a scavenger hunt!)...I haven't heard back from her so I am assuming she was able to purchase the pudding. Anyways, back to my point, all of this got me to thinking....I'd be willing to bet cold, hard cash that what has transpired is that countless people pinned the same recipe I did. I'd wager that they discovered just how delicious & irresistible Pumpkin Lust Cake is & that they wanted it for Thanksgiving dinner too! One woman pinned a recipe for pure Heaven in a pie, & suddenly Pumpkin Spice Pudding is disappearing just as quickly as it hits the shelves. That is powerful! As usual this led me to deeper matters. If a lone recipe is having that much impact on pudding, just imagine all the billions of other recipes, tutorials, ideas, crafts, & etc. that people are sharing, partaking in, making, & so on just because of one website. Needless to say it's a given that the economy has received a boost from it, but more importantly then that think of how much impact that has on people's lives, time, finances, & so on. This one website has revolutionized countless people's lives...that's a potent & significant thing.
Why is it, sisters & brothers, that we allow a cyber bulletin board to so greatly impact our lives, yet we are reticent to let Jesus do the same? Why are we quick to devote our time, our attention, our money, our excitement, & our emotion to a website, but we are unwilling to offer the same to the Lover of our Soul? How can a networking of ideas create a sensation that is spreading like wildfire, sending shock wave's around the world, yet the message of the Cross...the knowledge that we are saved by Grace be considered mundane? Why am I willing to do what it takes, go to countless stores in various towns, to track down Pumpkin Spice Pudding, but I am hard pressed to take the time to get into God's word & spend time seeking Him.Why does the discovering of DIY projects, craft tutorials, & new recipes get me excited, get my blood to pumping, but the thought of creating disciples & of having an impact for the Kingdom neglect to create motivation & inspiration. If we are honest with ourselves, many of us would have to admit that this marvel of a website receives more of us than our Abba does. I am convicted this morning! The Power of Pinterest is astounding, but the omnipotence of the Creator of Heaven & Earth, the Author of Life, the Giver of Grace, of our Abba Father well that is inconceivable...and perhaps that is why we do not grant Him the credence He deserves...because we cannot truly bring into comprehension the awesomeness of the Lord.
Ephesians 3: 17-21
'Then Christ will make his home in your hearts as you trust in him. Your roots will grow down into God’s love and keep you strong. And may you have the power to understand, as all God’s people should, how wide, how long, how high, and how deep his love is. May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think. Glory to him in the church and in Christ Jesus through all generations forever and ever! Amen.'
My heart this morning is this, if I cannot grasp the love of God, the magnitude of Christ's sacrifice,the preciousness of the grace that I have received, the importance of my role & responsibility as a believer then I have far more important things to seek than ideas on a website. Far more consequential than any craft or recipe or diy project or creative idea is that I know, truly know my Abba & that I invest myself in helping others do the same. Bear in mind that I am not saying that Pinterest or partaking in it is a bad thing...I am saying that if it is a higher priority than the deepening of faith then that is wrong. This revelation will have me thinking next time I open the browser & log on to Pinterest. I cringe as I get ready to type...I am praying for conviction to fall upon me if I spend time perusing & pinning but have not done the same with the Word. I am asking for guilt to be placed on my shoulders if I share the excitement of a 'pin' with others, but not His love. I believe wholeheartedly that He will do this, & I also know that I will be seeking forgiveness on this more than once. I am certain that my faith will be impacted & revolutionized that I am in the wrong if Pinterest has more Power over my life than my Savior does...
Be Blessed Today...
Basically, what Jeff was talking about this morn. We need to get busy, because time is running out.
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