Orange Juice: A Faith Parable

So I'm laying in bed pondering the great things of the universe and feeling a little thirsty.
"Honey, is there any orange juice in the fridge?"
"Yes."
"I didn't see any and I was just wondering.."
"There is orange juice in the fridge. I put it there myself. I even had a glass earlier."
"Well, I'm not sure. I didn't see it."
"Well, it's there. Trust me."

I turned over and contmplated the whole idea of orange juice. I really wanted there to be orange juice in the fridge but I hadn't seen it so I just couldn't believe that there was actually orange juice in the fridge so I rolled over and tried to go to sleep. I decided that since I hadn't seen the orange juice it wasn't there and I could get along without it. In fact, I would probably be better off without it. And who needs it anyway!

I got up the next morning and got ready for work, ignoring the fridge. Ignoring the very idea of orange juice. Cold, refreshing orange juice. I made it through the day and to tell you the truth, once I got busy I didn't even think about orange juice again. Till I got home. The family was all there and they were hovered around the fridge - drinking orange juice.

"Where did you get that?" I demanded.
"It was in the fridge, just where I told you it was. You didn't get any this morning?"
"No. I didn't see it there yesterday and I just didn't believe it was there."
"Well, it was there."
"Great! Can I have some?"
"Too late. We just drank the last of it. But I'll get some more when I go to the store."

So I'm laying in bed pondering the great things of the universe and feeling a little thirsty.
"Honey, is there any orange juice in the fridge?"
"Yes."
"I didn't see any and I was just wondering.."
"There is orange juice in the fridge. I put it there myself. I even had a glass earlier."
"Well, I'm not sure. I didn't see it."
"Well, it's there. Trust me."

I turned over and contemplated the whole idea of orange juice. I really wanted there to be orange juice in the fridge but I hadn't seen it and so I just couldn't believe that there was actually orange juice in the fridge. So I rolled over and tried to go to sleep. And then I got to thinking. I had been told there was orange juice by someone I trusted. He had actually had some of it. I still had serious doubts because I hadn't actually seen it but I made a decision to believe that the orange juice was there. It wasn't easy and I wrestled with my doubts off and on all night and in the morning I was tempted to ignore the fridge and the chance of being disappointed. I mean, what if I went to the trouble of opening the fridge and there was no orange juice? What then? I would feel like a fool. But then I thought about how good a glass of orange juice would be and I was so thirsty. And maybe, just maybe the orange juice would be there. So I took a deep breath and opened the fridge. Ahh...Orange Juice!

So I'm laying in bed pondering the great things of the universe and feeling a little thirsty.
"Honey, is there any orange juice in the fridge?"
"Yes."
"I didn't see any and I was just wondering.."
"There is orange juice in the fridge. I put it there myself. I even had a glass earlier."
"Well, I'm not sure. I didn't see it."
"Well, it's there. Trust me."

I turned over and contemplated the whole idea of orange juice. I really wanted there to be orange juice in the fridge and even though I hadn't seen it I knew it would be there. I looked forward to drinking a nice cold glass of orange juice in the morning. In fact, I got so excited about it I hopped out of bed and ran to the kitchen. I know what you're thinking. You think I was just checking to see if it was really there. NOT TRUE. I knew it was there. I just couldn't wait. After all, orange juice is my life.

And faith is a decision.