I have often thought about and puzzled over the scripture which admonishes us to lose our life in order to find it.

I think I might have gotten a little closer to understanding what it means this weekend.

Let me explain:

On Saturday we went out to eat as a family, and as we were ordering our grub we grabbed two brownies. The idea being that we would consume them after lunch was over. But as these things often go – at the end of lunch Jan had his brownie – moist, chocolaty goodness, waiting for him. And my brownie had been eaten by Millie and Clara.

So, the plan was to grab me another brownie as we left. But the line was so long that I said, “Forget it!”

And we headed for home.

When we got home I asked Jan,

“Would you be willing to share your brownie with me?”

He said,

“Yes! Of course!”

And then I took that little brownie, cut it in half and turned it into

THIS

Mini-

brownie sundae

happiness.

As I tucked into this yummy treat I wondered if this is what the Lord will do on a cosmic, eternal scale if we will share our brownies – and lose our lives in service to him?

Food for thought…

(literally)