Have you ever noticed that food and drinks at the airport cost way more than they do elsewhere?
Why does a case of water cost $5.00 at a grocery store but a bottle of water at Pearson cost $3.00?
It’s because the food and water is not priced at what it costs, it’s priced at what it’s worth.
Both bottles of water are manufactured the same and cost the same to make. However the grocery store knows that you can buy water elsewhere, whereas the airport knows that most people won’t leave the airport to go get a case of water at a local grocery store.
All of a sudden what costs $0.20 for a bottle of water when you buy in bulk, becomes $3.00 because of what it’s worth to the customer.
Many of us are smart enough to bring an empty water bottle on our travels so that we can fill up our bottles for free at a water station.
Some of us are willing to pay for Life Insurance, simply because the lives of our loved ones are worth more than the cost we pay. But most of us tend to look at life for what it costs us and try to reduce it rather than looking at what it’s worth.
After the Pastoral Team Meeting, I asked Abby what she was fasting for the month of January and she said “meat!” Immediately I started thinking about all the delicious meats that she would no longer be able to eat. I felt sad for her as she would be missing out on all that protein. I thought to myself there is no way I could fast meat for the whole month of January. Abby is on another level.
As I sat in disbelief, I felt like God was telling me that I was looking at it the wrong way. It wasn’t about how much it would cost Abby to give up meat but it was about how much it was worth it to her to give up meat.
If giving up meat meant that you would lose less of you but gain more of God, would it be worth it?
If giving up meat meant that the lines of communication between you and the father were opened up and you could see and hear Him clearly for your personal life and/or the church family, would it be worth it?
If giving up meat for the month of January was Abby’s way of giving a worthy sacrifice to the King, then would it matter how much it costs?
If you’re like me then you’re probably reevaluating your January Fast as you read this.
I just want to encourage those who are still thinking of what to fast or are counting the costs of what they’re fasting, let us shift our mindsets and not look at what it costs us but what it’s worth to the King!