Tacos
It’s all about saving the world, changing our lives. Can it
be done? How do you do it? What do you do?
I recently went to Oklahoma City on a futon hunting trip. I wasn’t real sure what a futon was. My wife
had found one for sale on Craig’s List, so off we went “futon hunting.” This
isn’t quite like hunting deer, rabbit, squirrel, quail or anything I have
hunted for in the past. But I thought what the heck I’ll take my gun just in
case. Everybody knows Craig’s List is not exactly the safest place to shop, so
even if I don’t have to shoot the futon I’ll be ready to shoot the futon
salesman if necessary. Long story short, the futon guy turned out to be a
prince of a guy. We talked at length about Celebrate Recovery, how God works in
our lives and where there was a good place to eat. I didn’t have to shoot him
or the futon, go figure.
Actually I had been wanting to go to OKCY for a while
anyway. I had heard there was a really good restaurant there “Big Truck Tacos”
I love tacos and their motto is “saving the world one taco at a time.” So I am
all in, good tacos and saving the world are a couple of my favorite things. For
an added confirmation that this hunting trip was ordained by God, the futon
guy, recommended Big Truck Tacos as a great place to eat, said he and his wife
eat there all the time. Halleluiah! Here
we go to save the world. I had two tacos for my part in the salvation of the
world. They were, good, however I’m not quite sure how the whole saving the
world thing plays into tacos, but hey, I’m not one to avoid sacrifice.
It seems there are several ways to change the world. There
is a new restaurant near my house “Slim Chickens” whose motto is “Life changing
chicken.” I love fried chicken. I was raised on that stuff and it is still one
of my favorite meals. I’m sure chicken has played a major role in my overall
development. As a matter of fact I have been called “chicken legs” on many
occasions. Anyway I wanted to check out this life changing chicken. It was good,
about equal to the tacos, but I have to tell you it hasn’t changed my life one
iota, except for the fact I that I have eaten there four times in the past two
weeks.
I said all that to say I don’t think tacos and chicken will
really do a whole lot to save the world or change your life. I have eaten both
and all it did was cause me to add a notch to my belt. But there is something
else that I know will change your life and save the world one person at a time,
Celebrate Recovery. Our motto is “changing the world one life at a time.” I’ve
seen it, as well as experienced it myself. We have been doing CR at Believers
Church for nine years and we had our celebration CR Sunday last month, CR
Sunday # 9. It was great. I generally give an update as to what is going on at
CR during this event but I wanted the people to hear first-hand from some of
the people whose lives have radically changed through this ministry. So we had
what we call “popcorn testimonies” several people throughout the congregation
just stand up and give a brief testimony about how the Lord Jesus Christ has
changed their lives through the CR model. We had men, women, old, young and in-between
share a word about how they have benefited, changed, overcoming all sorts of
things like suicidal depression, porn addiction, drug abuse, childhood abuse,
loss, alcohol, pain of abandonment, betrayal.
For nine years we have had continuous 12 step groups,
currently there are four groups in progress. I wanted to try to share how very
significant that is. I want you to know there is much fruit from your prayers
and support of Celebrate Recovery. It is good ground. Thanks for helping us do
this ministry which really does make a difference. Tacos, chicken, not so much,
but Jesus Christ is alive and well at Celebrate Recovery “changing the world
one life at a time.”
Celebrating Recovery,
Jim & Pam
