Frosties and Cell Phones

I while back, our family made a commitment to claim the first Monday of each month to serve dinner at a homeless shelter for families. I look so forward to that time serving with my boys. Those evenings really help keep our perspective.

This past Monday, we all headed out to serve right after school. We stop at the same Wendy's on the way each month. I hate fast food, but acquiesce on these evenings just so we can spend more time together. I let them order anything they want, including big frosties. The bill came to $22 . My eyes popped. “How can 3 people spend $22 at a fast food joint?” They just smiled and said it must be the frosties that sent it over the top.

So we sat there and ate and joked around like we always do. After finishing my meal, I read to them from the 5th and 6th chapters in Galatians. I reminded them of how they need to live in the Spirit and not fall into the sins of the world. They nodded and seemed to get it, but Derek complained the whole time that he was getting brain freeze from his frosty, so who knows how many seeds were actually planted in that sweet little head of his.

As we chatted back and forth, the conversation of cell phones became a big discussion. They both hold on to their phones like they’re gold, play with them incessantly and complain that they need new ones. Well, a friend of mine had just sent me an e-mail about treating our bibles like we treat our cell phones, so I challenged them with a few questions:

1. What if you ran back to get your bible anytime you forgot it?
2. What if you flipped through your bible many times a day?
3. What if you used your bible so much, you wore it out and needed a new one every few months?

We talked about God’s Word being the center of their life like their cell phones. They got a bit red-faced and admitted that’s the way it’s supposed to be. When we were all done, Zach said, “Okay, I have an idea. If you get me a new bible, you can throw in a cell phone.” I think he missed the whole point! That kid...always with the jokes...I wonder where he got that from?