Be Awesome

Now that my father-in-law is retired, he can get back into one of his passions, cooking. He absolutely loves to cook. He will watch cooking shows, read cooking magazines, and search the internet to find the best ways to do things. He is absolutely in love with America’s Test Kitchen. A while ago, he invited us over for wings. The way he prepared the wings was quite the production. First he took them and brined them and covered them in a dry rub. Then he had a process of grilling them for 10 minutes at a time, 7 minutes with the burners on, and 3 minute with the burner off. After 10 minutes he would open the grill lid, flip and repeat.

When the wings were just about done, he took them off the grill and covered them in sauce. He then return the wings to the grill and went a few more 10 minute rounds before taking them off and serving them. It was quite the process, but they were some of the best wings I have ever had.  I ate way too many wings that day.  Anytime Mike says he wants to cook wings, I’ll be clearing my calendar to make sure I can be there.

I picture God like a cook. No one goes into the kitchen to cook with the intentions of making something that is nasty. A cook sets out to make the best dish they have ever made every time they make a dish. God created us to be the best.  God didn’t just throw us together haphazardly. He didn’t experiment and say, “Let’s just see what happens with this one.” God created us to be awesome, created us to do awesome things.

“For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Wonderful are your works; my soul knows it very well. My frame was not hidden from you, when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw my unformed substance; in your book were written, every one of them, the days that were formed for me, when as yet there was none of them.”

Psalm 139:13-16

I see God creating us in a similar way to how Mike cook wings. He had a very thorough process that he went through. Each step was intentional to make the best product he could make. Sometimes at our house if we have things leftover (chicken, veggies, rice), Angela will throw them together and make a casserole. Sure they taste good, but they aren’t as good as if she had set out to make a casserole with fresh ingredients. God isn’t like that. God doesn’t make leftover casserole.

We were all created to be awesome.  But just because we know God created us to be awesome, doesn’t mean we are living like he created us to be awesome.

So how exactly do we live this awesome life?  Is it even important for us to live an awesome life?  I’ll dive into that in my post next week, but if you want a sneak peak you can check out my podcast, Love and Cookies, this Wednesday.

until next time…