One time on The Simpsons, Homer got his arm stuck in a vending machine. The following dialogue took place:Guy with saw: Mr. Simpson there's no easy way to say this, were going to have to saw your arm off. Homer: Awww, but they'll grow back won't they? Guy: Yeah... sure... They'll grow back. Other Worker: Are you just holding on to the can? Homer: Yeah why?
Sometimes in life we hold on to things. It's stupid. It's foolish. But we've convinced ourselves we want and need that thing. There's a specific kind of thirst that it alone can satisfy. We'd rather lose a limb than let go. It doesn't make sense to others why we're holding on, but letting go doesn't even seem like a possibility to us.
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That's like the monkey analogy I heard from Adriane Dupre in highschool. In Africa, they catch monkey's by putting a jar with a narrow neck and some fruit in the bottom of the jar, and they tie it to a rope. The monkeys will reach in, grab the fruit, make a fist, and then try to pull their hand out, but they can't, because of the fist. They will stay there like that and eventually die, because they don't want to let go of their treasure.
thanks Kayla, that's an even better illustration. And because it's not fro 'the simpsons', I can actually use that one in church, haha :)
Oh Kayla that was good!! I've heard that before, but I can't remember where....
Good post, Matt :) Very insightful :)
Now that I think of it, Kayla's illustration really would fit perfectly into my sunday sermon. which is kind of odd b/c the post was actually a personal issue, but it applies in a different way to what I want to say this weekend.
Adrian DUpre is part of Kingdom Building Ministries. My brother trained with him directly. He's got some pretty good stuff! He wrote a devotional based on his experience as a missionary called "Lord, please Don't Send Me to Africa!" You should check it out. It's kinda a youth book, but it is still really good. A lot of stuff to make you think.
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