According to Rain Wilson's web-site, this beautiful little dispenser was found in a men's restroom somewhere in Arizona. I thought it was pretty awesome and am currently trying to find where I can order one for Desperation Church's Men's restroom.
Wouldn't it be great if you KNEW you were going to get refreshed and feel fantastic each time you went to church?
Wouldn't it be great if you could truly 'feel fantastic' and 'refresh yourself' for only twenty-five cents?
Truthfully, going to church won't always be 'refreshing' and attending services isn't always 'fantastic', is it? I find that one gets out of something what they are willing to put into it.
Sometimes we look at life as a choice between following Jesus or being happy, but it's really not that way at all. In fact, I'd suggest that we can't be truly happy without following Him. When Jesus gave His sermon on the mountainside, He said, "How blessed are the poor in spirit... How blessed are the meek... How blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness... How blessed are those who make peace" (Matthew 5:3-9). That's a lot of blessedness. Although this sermon is translated from the Greek language, Jesus was Jewish, which means that He knew Hebrew as well. The word for "blessed" in Hebrew is ashrey. It doesn't just mean "blessed"; it also means "happy," or literally, "How happy!".
Ashrey actually comes from a root Hebrew word for "straight" or "right." I find that interesting, because in the end, the way of happiness and the way of righteousness always turn out to be the same path.
Do we want to 'feel fantastic'? Do we want to 'refresh ourselves'? Do we want to be happy? Then maybe we should stop seeking happiness. Perhaps we should seek righteousness instead? Seek what is right, believe what is right, receive what is right, do what is right, walk in what is right, live by what is right. Didn't Jesus say that all the rest would be added unto us? What if God's way is really the way of true joy? I honestly think that if we'll follow it,... we'll be blessed, and not only blessed, but happy... and not only happy, but we'll actually be able to say, "Ashrey!" (How happy!) - with an exclamation point!
Wow... feeling fantastic... experiencing total refreshment... and it won't happen in a restroom, or even cost twenty-five cents. Pretty sweet!
I love it that you can choose either "Eternity" or "Obsession."
ReplyDeleteInteresting outlook Michael. I've always been distinctly happier in my life during the times I was sharing a close daily walk with God; and yet to this day, seeking Him still often times feels like work. I look at it like walking with God is a lifelong career. The pay might be meager, but it has the ULTIMATE retirement package! ;)
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