“How I Really Am”
“How are you today?” asked the young people behind the desk at Planet Fitness.
And, without thinking, I replied with a standard “I am fine.” Then I added, “Don’t you get tired of asking the same question, and getting the same old answers? I’ll try to come up with something better.”
I then took about ten steps toward the locker room, and stopped dead. Wait a minute! The pastor had challenged us this morning to be bold in our testimony for Jesus.
So, I went back to the desk, and said, “Okay! Ask me again how I am!”
The young man behind the counter obliged. (I think the young ladies were a little afraid of what I might say.)
“I am wonderfully blessed, and madly in love with Jesus!” I replied. “And madly in love with my wife!” I added.
I need to think of more creative ways to deal with simple, routine questions. But even more, I need to live a consistent, kind, and holy life. The folks at Planet Fitness will be watching. And, of course, so will God.
But this one time, I was bold. Who knows? I might get in the habit of doing this sort of thing.
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