We are not necessarily doubting that God will do the best for us; we are wondering how painful the best will turn out to be.”
— C.S. Lewis
I worked in sales at one point in my life. It was in the earlier days of home computers, and people were beginning to want a computer for themselves or their family. These computers were very expensive.
So, they would come to our store. They would ask questions. They would play with the computer and run the software and connect online to AOL or Prodigy. They wanted the best.
At some point, they would ask the question, “What is this going to cost me?”.
They knew they wanted the computer. They knew how helpful it would be — keeping up with their finances, playing games, connecting to the world. They knew that to prepare for the future their children needed access to a computer at home. They knew it was for the best.
We called the question “the pain point”. Was the the pain of paying that much money worth the benefit of owning the computer? Was it worth it to have the best?
Our job as salesmen was to help them see that it was.
But all we could do was wait for them to make a decision — yes or no.
We want God’s best. But, there is a price, a “pain point”. The Holy Spirit helps us see that paying the price is worth it.
But we have to make the decision — yes or no.
Choose “yes”. God’s best is worth the pain. It is worth the price.
