Where the rubber meets the road

"I love my money....

I love my stuff....

It just seems like,

There's never enough."

 

 

And therein lies an inner conflict that a lot of men feel.  Perhaps, to err on the side of graciousness,  a good percentage of men in general have an inner "soft spot".  One that urges us to help someone in need.  Certainly the majority of men who are followers of Christ do.  And yet, don't the words of the little ditty above come to mind when it is time for the rubber to meet the road?

 

This, is spite of the fact that....

• we know that "it's not just about me"
• we know that it involves sacrifice
• we know that it won't be cheap
• we know that it is good for us
• we know that it is the example Christ left for us by giving us it all....His life.

"Go and do likewise", when joined with the story of the Good Samaritan, isn't an option.  It's an order, a direction we are to take.  It doesn't end with "when it's convenient", "when you have time", "when you have enough money", "when it's comfortable for you", or "when you want to".  No, it is a when the rubber meets the road statement.    And the road is the road to eternal life.  No, not the road to heaven that many think of, but the road to the best possible life we can have not on our own.

 

"The more I give...

the better I feel...

'cause it's livin' a life

that's the real deal".

 

And that is where the rubber meets the road.