Slave or Brave

Have a nice day

Imagine going into McDonald's or Tim Horton's and waiting in line. After a short time it is your turn to approach the counter. You say hello, place your order, pay, and wait. After giving the cashier money, someone back there puts together what you asked for, and lickety-split, you have a sandwich, a delicious double double, and a donut cuz you ordered the combo. You say "Thank-You', they say "Have a nice day", and you are on your way. Oh the good old days!

Logic tell you

Now imagine going into the same places without a thing on strings hanging from your ears to cover your lovely nose and mouth, expecting to exchange money for courteous service and product. Imagine your surprise when you are told you will not be served. Imagine being told you can't place your order, they won't make it for you, and they won't take your money for product. Lastly, there is no way you will be told  "Have a nice day", because they want you out of there and you won't leave without completing your transaction. Your logic tells you that you are a customer and they are paid employers with something to sell, this ain't no social visit! Alas, the threads to their uniforms are frayed and starting to unravel : they have called the police to deal with you!

What the heck

The ludicrous nature of this situation is laughably tragic! Hospitality is the name of the game for restaurants, and these two crazy ducks nicknamed Micky D's and Timmie's have clearly lost their noodles, since they refuse to do what they are waiting around to do, namely take cash in exchange for food and drink. Tim Horton's sells smiley cookies for campers for goodness sakes ... what the heck 🤪⁉️ 

Not the point

A friend of mine was refused service at a Tim Horton's by employees that ran from the counter when she ordered a cookie for her daughter. When Melissa Hallman asked to speak to the acting manager, all the staff hid in the back room. Within 12-13 minutes the police arrived. Melissa just wanted a cookie for her daughter, but really, dear reader, she wanted to be treated like a customer, not the plague while wearing her lovely face naked for all to see! She even offered to leave a tenner on the counter, and for them to keep the change! To no avail. A customer that witnessed the scene bought Melissa a cookie for her daughter ... how lovely. Except this is not the point. If the lady had taken her mask off and all the other customers had followed suit, perhaps everyone could pay for their own cookies, and eat them too!

A man of principal 

Next on the scene we have Nic Crowe. Nic is in his early twenties. He wears a broad and friendly grin while interacting with others, and he displays some of the best please and thank-you manners I have ever seen and heard. Nic is a man of principal, and he lives by a policy. When he goes into a restaurant and attempts to order and pay for food, he goes in with the face God gave him, minus any facial garb. The principled policy part of Nic's plan, much like Melissa's, is to stay until he gets served, if and when he is denied based on being bare faced. He refuses to leave because he will not accept the lawlessness of being told he must wear a mask to spend his money in an establishment. 

Nic did this recently at a McDonald's and the staff called the police. Three officers showed up to arrest and fine this young man for the crime of trying to order and pay for food. This was not the first, nor will it be the last time, Nic will choose to challenge the new world order system that evil is trying to impose. Nic is brave not a slave, and I love him ever so for being a man after God's own heart. 

God is watching

You may think it easier to just put on that stringed thing, get the food, and get out. This couldn't be further from the truth for people of principle. For them it is next to impossible to compromise integrity, even if they are hungry and thirsty. The bad taste left in the mouth after lying isn't worth the pretending. Melissa and Nic are two humans of the rare and unique variety that simply cannot betray themselves, knowing that God is watching. 

Slave or brave

We are all in the same position at this point in time. We show up as slave or brave, because we are either worried about what others think of our choices, or we are concerned with what God thinks about who we are in front of others. Mel and Nic are ambassadors for Jesus Christ. They are devoted to God. Their appetite to fit into fallacious fast food shenanigans is non-existent.  

Big fat hairy lie

I have heard people say "I'm so done with this" but they are not. They can't be, because evidence of their inner workings point to them still giving in to what is clearly, a big fat hairy lie! If you give in to a lie and perpetuate it, you are a liar.

I am laughing now, dear reader! I cannot help myself. It will always be incomprehensibly ridiculous to witness the outward manifestation of fear of reprisal on so many faces, especially when it is evident that freedom is everywhere and needs only to be grabbed and worn like a glorious garment that adorns! 

Nic is a young man with conviction. 

Mel is a petite female with conviction. 

Neither of them are super heroes with extraordinary human capabilities. What they do have though, dear reader, is the strength and power of Christ surging through their spirits and showing up in their brave stance to fight an invisible enemy that wants nothing less, than to have them bow down to him in submission. He wants this of you and me too. They will not, I will not bow down ... how about you, dear one?

I will end with a challenge and scripture:

Be brave. When you display bravery it will empower others, perhaps even the fast food staffers. We all need someone to model courage for us. Why not be that someone? 

Know this:

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me (Philippians 4:13)

There is nothing in the world like divine strength 💖