What’s up Kairos Fans,
It has been a doozy of a week around here! I was sorry to hear that so many of you were without power this past week, but very grateful to see that things are getting back to normal. To all of our “North of Town” fans, next Monday, September 19th from 4:00 p.m. till 6:30 p.m. Kairos Kafe is helping Snow Rogers Elementary School with a Fundraising Dinner. It’s a great way to help out the school and get some Kairos delicious goodness all at once! There are several options to choose from, and it’s Dine in or Carry out. For more information contact Snow Rogers PTA at 205-379-5400.
The Special this week is Hamburger Steaks, handmade ground black angus chuck with a creamy tomato gravy that is so good it’ll make you think about your Grandmother’s kitchen! The Fish this week is one of my favorite’s (and a top compliment getter from you guys) The Greek Style Baked Tilapia. Mmm this one is delicious. The Soup is Cream of Potato or Kairos hearty Chili, and the Veggie is Southern Fried Dill Pickles. We have had to permanently add the Pimento Cheeseburger to the Specials menu and it remains one of my favorites any day of the week. The Kwick Hitter will feature Vickey’s Smothered Burrito’s, an awesome recipe that has flour tortillas stuffed with juicy chicken, black beans, corn, cilantro, and a few other things. Then they are smothered with a creamy sauce and baked with Cheddar and Mozzarella Cheese. The Dessert this week is one I have been working on for a little while, Peanut Butter Kobbler, and I can’t wait for you guys to try it! I came up with this recipe because my friend Jeff Dennis asked me to come up with some desserts with peanut butter. I had some friends over last week and tested it out on them as well as the staff at Kairos Kafe. Everyone loved it! I hope you will enjoy it too!
Stuff. That was the subject of our share time last week at Grace and Truth. Why do we have so much stuff? Having recently moved into a new place I had the opportunity to go through all my “stuff” and de-clutter. There is a sense of order and tidiness that comes when you get rid of things that you don’t really need, or are in the way, etc. But, there are those other things that I want to hold on to… sentimental things mostly, that I don’t want to let go of…
It made me wonder what God thinks of my ability (or obsession) with collecting stuff. As I was pondering it I immediately was reminded of something that happened to me earlier this year regarding my “stuff”.
For the past three years Kairos has taken part in a Cooking Competition at the YWCA for a non-profit organization called Beginning Bridges. Along with the cooking competition there is a silent auction. Every Year there has been an autographed picture of Nick Saban that always catches my eye. Every year I have bidded on it, but because I am cooking, I never get to go back and check it, and every year I don’t win the picture. This past year was no different. I didn’t win it. I was a little disappointed but I didn’t think much about it until a few weeks later when one of the Ladies called me and told me that the higher bidder didn’t pay for it or pick it up… “James, I don’t know if you still want it, but you can have it for your last bid…” I assured her that I wanted it and she brought it to me the next day. I was proud to hang it on my Bedroom wall with my other “stuff” that I love. I really loved this picture!
Imagine my surprise a few weeks later when I was looking at it and I heard that still, small voice whisper to me… “Why don’t you give it to_________”
“What! That’s Mine! I’m not giving them my stuff!” and then I walked off and forgot all about it, or at least I told myself that I did. Over the next few months every time I walked by that picture I had a little sinking feeling in my stomach. Finally, fed up with the whole thing and my attitude I said “God, Forgive me. It’s only a picture, and if you want me to give it to ________ then I will do it tomorrow.”
I went down to the garage and found a bag and some tissue paper, took the picture off the wall and wrapped it up to take with me in the morning. Done. Settled. Then something weird happened. That same still small voice seemed to be smiling at me this time… “Okay, now that I know that you will give it away, you can keep it…”
What? Was I going through a moment of spiritual schizophrenia? Am I really hearing from God? Who would believe me if I ever retold this story? Well, I guess I am re-telling it now and I still have my Nick Saban Autographed Picture hanging on my wall, but now instead of bugging me it seems like a gift from God, and in the process I learned a very valuable lesson about the Heart of God…
He doesn’t mind us having “stuff” but He does mind when “stuff” has us!
Thanks so much for supporting Kairos! God bless you and have a wonderful week!
James K Jones
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