Where's the Spoon? Aha Aha!

I love movies and I'm guilty of watching them all the way through till the last credit rolls. One of my favorite movies is Coming to America. And one of my favorite scenes is at the end where the Jewish guy played by Eddie Murphy tells a joke called "Where's the Spoon"? There was a simple question asked by the customer for the waiter to taste the soup. In suspense the waiter kept asking is the soup too hot, too cold what is it? He finally says I'll taste the soup but "Where's the spoon"? Then the Jewish guy waves his finger in the air as if a light bulb came on and says Aha, Aha! I laugh until I cry because the joke isn't funny.  But it made me think about those moments when the light bulb in your head comes on to ask the right question to get the answer you've been looking for from God.

This past year has been a challenge in more ways than I can explain. Being in a trial or a crisis is not a good feeling to say the least but it’s a part of the life we were blessed with. As the church would say “a faith that’s not tested is a faith that can’t be trusted”. But the question still remains why must we go through? Some say it’s to humble us, to see who we really are. Others say it’s to mature us or we are going through to help someone else. I’ve experienced each of these revelations but this time around I could not see what I was supposed to learn. As I prayed and stayed faithful through the process I began to get weary. Losing possessions, business slowing down and financial challenges I began to ask WHY ME LORD? I know everyone has had a “Why ME Lord”moment in their life, if not keep living.

I got to the point where I felt completely empty and not like myself. With my praying, always believing, bulldog faith having, put a smile on your face self. I, Jessica Shanelle Macks could not see myself anymore. It wasn’t until I felt like I lost everything and had nothing to offer when I learned what this whole trial was about. You see once I felt like I had nothing to offer that’s when I discovered that jewel of a gift I’ve always had inside of me. My friends and family would see it but I couldn’t see it until now. You see the less possessions and tangible value I had the more I realized my precious value inside of me. I saw me through the eyes of God. Something as simple as tasting the soup but not having the spoon helps you to see that the smallest thing matters. That's how God sees you! It may not be valuable to you or anyone else but it means the world to Him.  This week why don't you just taste the soup, but first get a spoon! Aha....... Aha!!! LOL