Yes Man

I grabbed my bible as I headed out the door Saturday morning in case God gave me a thought to share with my ladies and I needed a Scripure to back us up. I was frustrated. It was snowing like crazy and in 2 hours we were supposed to be having a salad luncheon for the ladies of our church - and hopefully lots of their friends. A salad luncheon. In a blizzard. Right. So I was fussing at God, telling Him what He needed to do so we could have a good turnout. And, as usually happens, I had to have a conversation with myself. So as I left the dollar store with my package of paper doilies ($1.07 with tax) to put under the center pieces I hadn't arranged yet and headed to Safeway to pick up a couple packages of rolls, this is the converation I had with me:

"OK, Linda, the God you serve is in charge of the weather. And He is also in charge of what happens today at your salad luncheon. Whoever shows up is exactly who is supposed to be there. Your job is just to say "yes" to whatever He is doing."

About that time I turned the corner by the video store and in the window facing me was a poster for a movie. Big as you please, there for anyone to see,

"YES MAN."

Yes Man. That is what I want to be. Not someone constantly challenging God because He isn't doing the things I would do in the way I would to them - but someone with sense enough to just say, "Yes."

Even when it hurts.

Even when it doesn't make sense.

Even when it feels like death.

"YES."

"Whatever God has promised gets stamped with the Yes of Jesus. In him, this is what we preach and pray, the great Amen, God's Yes and our Yes together, gloriously evident. God affirms us, making us a sure thing in Christ, putting his Yes within us. By his Spirit he has stamped us with his eternal pledge—a sure beginning of what he is destined to complete."
(2 Corinthians 1:20-22, The Message)

It wasn't until I got out of the car (still snowing like crazy) and made two trips - did I mention it was snowing like crazy - to unload all my stuff that I realized I hadn't gone to Safeway for the rolls. So I got back in the car (still snowing like crazy) and headed to the store. On the return trip I realized that if I had not "forgotten" to go to Safeway earlier I would have not turned the corner by the video store, would not have seen the movie poster and would not have found the name for who I want to be: God's Yes Man.

I love it when He shows up.