It was the morning after I preached on James 1 where he said we are to count it pure joy whenever we face trials of many kinds. I walked into a dark room with a hot cup of tea in one hand & my bowl of cereal in the other. I set the tea down so I could turn on a light. Unfortunately, I set the cup on top of the remote so it toppled over & landed on the dog’s dish, breaking it into pieces sending dog food, spilled tea, & shards of glass in every direction. Immediately my sermon from the day before came to mind: “count it pure joy whenever you face trials of many kinds.” I laughed out loud right then.
I had been wondering how I was going to get the floors clean (as I usually do on Mondays) knowing I needed to spend the morning in the office, get my wife to a doctor’s appointment that afternoon, & attend a board meeting that night. No worries … my spilled tea had me sopping, sweeping, & mopping in no time. No matter what you believe, you will be asked to back it up with an action that proves you are not all talk.