The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread
A well-dressed young man saw a breath-takingly gorgeous woman walk past Chicos in the mall. He was so smitten that he followed her as she made her way toward the center of the mall.
The lady observed his reflection in the store windows as she passed them and finally turned and demanded: “Why are you following me?”
He responded innocently, “Because you are the most gorgeous woman I have ever observed, and I’ve fallen madly in love with you at first sight.”
The woman smiled and answered,” I believe you need to look behind you at my younger sister who is ten times more attractive than I.”
The excited suitor turned around quickly and noticed what he considered to be an average looking girl walking toward him.
“She’s no where near as attractive as you,” he lamented. “You tricked me!”
“No, you tricked me,” she countered. “If you were so madly in love with me, why did you turn around?”
“I…Ah…Well…Ah…”
His answer was a case of a ‘Definitely Maybe’! He claimed he definitely thought the young woman was the greatest thing since sliced bread — but next he thought maybe there’s better sliced bread.
What is amazing is, people do that all of the time. ‘Definitely Maybe’ people live their lives through a chronic ‘yes — no’ perspective. They short-change themselves because they ‘under mind’ who they are. They are decisively indecisive.
- Sure I can. Maybe not!
- I absolutely want that. Okay, maybe I don’t.
- I will never do that again. Or maybe….
“We are unable to serve two masters,” Jesus shares in Matt. 6:24, “for either we will despise the one, and love the other; or else follow one and hate the other. We cannot serve God and physical substance.”
What Jesus is saying is: ‘definitely maybe’ doesn’t work. You cannot steal second base with your foot on first. You cannot squeeze orange juice out of a peach. You cannot put the toothpaste you have squeezed out back into the tube. And you cannot walk the spiritual path on materialistic feet.
A ‘definitely maybe’ mind set typically ends up sending mixed messages. The following story is an example. A televangelist stopped a couple of girl scouts at the street corner and asked for directions to the post office.
“Down this street three blocks. You’ll pass girl scouts selling cookies, so buy some, then turn to your right,” the oldest youngster replied.
“You appear to be a smart young lady,” said the televangelist. “Have you ever watched my nationally televised show?”
“Nope”
“Well, if you will watch Channel 22 tomorrow morning with your folks, I’ll tell you how to get to Heaven.”
“Aw, I doubt it mister. You don’t even know how to get to the post office.”
What sort of mixed messages would we send if we affirm, on the one hand, that there is only One Presence, One Power, and One Intelligence in the Universe and then at the first sign of trouble give power to outer situations?
What if we say we are one with the Inexhaustible Source of our abundant supply — and then worry constantly about money?
We have the power to be persistent about our truth walks. We also possess the power to give away that power. Some folks like sliced bread. Others like an uncut loaf of bread. Some individuals choose slices of Truth. Others want the whole Truth — unbiased, uninterpreted, and non-dogmatic — so they can render their own interpretations. The important thing is to be able to stand for something instead of falling for anything.
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April 30th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
What great messages and how perfect for the week. I see myself saying that yes/no, indecisive way of being, in Many areas of life.
This message helps me to see that “staying the course” really makes the difference and gives me more Happiness too!
Micki