Calie and I had a lot on our minds, many stressful situations in play. We didn’t know what to do. So, we had this brilliant idea. A really novel concept. Why don’t we pray about it? I don’t know why it took us so long to arrive at such a simple conclusion, but it is very telling of how my spiritual walk had been going previously. So, we prayed about things, and we decided to wake up the next morning, read the Bible and see what God had to say about the problems we were facing.

The next morning, we each read separate passages from Isaiah and met at the kitchen table ready to share. At first glance, Calie’s verses seemed to saythat God would take care of everything, not to worry. But when we kept reading, her passage delivered exactly the same message as mine. Basically it said, “Um, hello do I know you? You’ve not kept my commandments. You’ve not regularly talked to me, read my word, followed my ways. And now, here you are, asking for help like I was a friend of the family and not a stranger you’ve never met. ” Obviously, I’m paraphrasing the passages, but this is exactly how it sounded in my head. There we were, not pursuing a relationship with God, miles away from doing so. At the first sign of trouble, we were banging on his door, asking for favors. We wanted answers. He wanted a relationship. Message to Heath: God is not a drive-thru.