What’s up Kairos Fans,
It has been a doozy of a week! It amazes me to be able to stand back and watch Kairos keep growing and growing! We have a tentative date for our Gardendale location, but we need to keep it quiet because we really need to open quietly in order to work out all the kinks… and then have a huge Grand Opening later on. I know that is going to be a tough task, but with all the interest in Gardendale we want to be able to give all of you the best service possible. Thank you for understanding our need to do it that way. It’s not to be sneaky or to keep you guys unaware. Even if we only have one day to do dry run, it will make the whole process smoother in the long run.
I don’t know if it’s just the weather cooling off or the fact that we are heading into November, but the demand for Mee-Maw’s Chicken & Dressing has been incredible over the past week… It’s almost like we can’t make enough of it! That will be on the Kwick Hitter Menu this week, along with Momma’s Cheesy Chicken Baked Ziti, and a newer one I’ve never tried in the Kafe called Tony’s Tomato Basil Baked Ziti. This one doesn’t have any meat in it so if you are in the mood for a Vegetarian dish then this one does not lack in flavor or delicious goodness. The Veggie is our Broccoli Kasserole that continues to receive accolades from all of you, and the weather is finally cooling off enough for me to make a Fall/Winter favorite around here, Kairos Pumpkin Soup. Also new on the dessert front this week is a Key Lime Kobbler recipe that I have been developing that I know you guys are gonna love!
I had an interesting conversation this morning during my quiet time. I woke up a little earlier than usual and it was still dark outside… it was really beautiful, the sky was clear and I could see the stars in the sky. As I was looking I felt the still small voice ask me a question (I’ve learned to listen closely when I get asked a question because it usually means I’m about to learn something neat)
“Do you think I created those stars?”
“Yes. Absolutely.” (my reply)
“Do you think it was Magic… or do you think I CREATED those stars?”
For the rest of the morning my mind and heart was flooded, in a good way, about what that means… If I were to think about what I believe, and the way I have been taught it, I would probably say that God just magically creates stuff, kinda like the blonde lady on the old show “I Dream of Jeannie”… Magic Stuff.
This morning however, it struck me how the Bible says that God is The Creator, not The Magician. He Created the Heavens and The Earth, and He Created me in His Image… Kingdom Stuff.
If you create something it implies that it is a process and you have to oversee every small detail… On the other hand, if you’re a magician then you just beam stuff down… Now, don’t get me wrong, I know firsthand that God does do miracles, but more often, in my life, it seems that when Jesus wants me to have something or He wants to do something through me then it usually happens in a step-by-step process… and the process usually produces something “in” me that was lacking before the process started… things like trust, confidence, patience, kindness, love, etc.
It makes me marvel at the Wisdom of The Creator… if He just gave me everything I wanted … Magically … then I would probably never change and I would probably not be grateful for all the good gifts that He does give me…
Ha Ha… this may not mean much to you, but at the time I feel like God is challenging me in the area of just thinking that He is a Magician… He is teaching me that following Him and living in Him and Him living in Me means that there are things that He is responsible for… things that are His job that I need to leave alone… on the other hand there are also things that I am responsible for that are MY job that He wants me to handle.
Thanks so much for listening to my thoughts. Thank you for supporting Kairos and may God richly bless your journey as you continue to follow Jesus in the Good plan that He has for our lives!
James K Jones
“The heavens proclaim the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship. Day after day they continue to speak; night after night they make him known…” Psalm 19:1-2 NLT
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