From The Desk of a Geek

From The Desk Of a Geek:

Wish Granted 

Today I had the opportunity to take Landon, Alex, and my nephew Tyler to some comic book stores, and Barnes and Noble book store, and of course we can't visit Lexington without stopping at Popeyes Louisiana Chicken.

 

Anyway, after spending to much money at the comic book store we headed over to Barnes and Noble to check out some more books. 

While looking around I noticed something I just had to have for my desk at home....

"Zoltar Fortune Teller Machine" from the hit movie Big. 

If you never seen the movie Big, here is a quick take on it.

Twelve-year-old Josh Baskin, who lives with his parents and infant sister Rachel in Cliffside Park, New Jersey, is told that he is too short for a carnival ride called the Super Loops, while attempting to impress Cynthia Benson, an older girl. He inserts a coin into an unusual antique arcade fortune teller machine called Zoltar, and makes a wish to be "big". It dispenses a card stating "Your wish is granted" and the rest of the movie is about Josh being a child in an adult body and the misadventures of being "big".

Most people are obsessed with the future. They worry, they wonder, they obsess about possible scenarios. And some, in desperation, seek to learn what is ahead by seeking fortune-tellers

What are your plans for tomorrow?  You are not sure, right?  Some have is the attitude, “Let us eat and drink for tomorrow we die!”  If that describes you, the something important is missing in your life–it is hope, hope that tomorrow will hold the answers to the questions and problems that have you baffled today.

Is it presumption to pin your hopes on tomorrow?  Not for a moment.

Some 61 times the Bible speaks of tomorrow.  While it warns about being presumptuous, about avoiding your duty or responsibility today, thinking that you will get around to something tomorrow – it nonetheless speaks of tomorrow as a new opportunity to see God do things which aren’t going to take place today.

Long ago Joshua told Israel to cleanse and purify themselves because Joshua told the people, (in his words) “tomorrow the LORD will do amazing things among you” (Joshua 3:5).

Is it only wishful thinking to focus on tomorrow?  No, and here’s why!  God doesn’t always give you instant solutions to the problems of today.  Some things can’t be fixed with the rapidity of making instant coffee or just saying the words, or waving a magic wand in the air.  

But because you believe God is still in control – that the promises of His word are true – you rest your hope on tomorrow and face the day as best you can.

Today is the bridge that takes you to the sunrise of tomorrow!  And with the rising of the sun, there is new hope that your life can be different – that your life can be beautiful!

Do you remember the Broadway musical Annie?  There is a haunting and fun song sung by the heart-capturing redheaded little girl that goes, “Tomorrow, tomorrow.  I love you, tomorrow. You’re only a day away!”

The very good news is that nothing that ever happens in life comes as a surprise to our Heavenly Father, so when tomorrow arrives God will be there to welcome you and to take your hand and help you understand tomorrow can be beautiful!

Never, ever give up hope that tomorrow’s sunrise will bring tomorrow’s blessings and that as today’s dusk turns to night, there is rest and sleep to give you new strength to face tomorrow!

Lonnie