Change the Channel

A couple of weeks ago our household made the decision to get rid of cable and get an Apple TV. We are now saving a little over $100 a month and our kids are still watching the I Love Lucys and Leave It to Beavers they love. Very Dave Ramsey of us, no? Well, it's all fine and good until the Tech Guy (husband) and the Tech Guy Jr. (son) are not in residence. Then it's all, "Houston we have a problem." My daughters and I sat staring dumbfounded at the TV,with no idea how to use this thing, and a tiny remote and a blank TV screen standing between us and Vitameatavegamin. The TV remote had not been programmed to do anything and we were boggled by the whole Hulu dimension. So, we sat. And stared.

Then the Do-er (middle child) stood up and tromped to the TV. She began to push buttons while my stomach lurched. You can't just do that. But of course the 8 year old, who is too young to fear failure and as I have said, a born do-er, simply did it. She got up, changed the channel, and remedied the situation.

And so can we. We can get up and change the channel. Where have I been for a year (not blogging certainly)? I've been taking a step at a time to change the channel. We as Christians tend to feel that when things are not going well that somehow we are powerless to change that. If we just sit and wait God's will will change and things will be better again. We want to do His will. Do His will. Maybe, just maybe, God is waiting for us to get up off the couch and take one tiny step to fulfill His will. It is OK to take chances and be doers.

I'm not asking for anything radical. (Or maybe I am??) If you've always wanted to swim with sharks but have never been near the water, I'm not proposing you fly to the beach, rent scuba equipment, and dive in. Maybe a baby pool and some saline solution for starters? If you want to "be healthier" but can't run to the mailbox, maybe today you can start with just that....run to the mailbox. If you are seeing behaviors in your children that you know need to be curbed but you have no idea where to start because there are so many, start with one. C'mon. You know you want to ground somebody today.  One little baby step is all it takes to get started.

God never asked us to sit around. We need to be doers. He only wants the best for us, after all, and healthier, more peaceful, more abundant living is what He wants. I know a gazillion people have already seen this video but it bears repeating. This is a doer.