2/18/08
I haven't updated in a while, but that's mainly because I was gone all weekend to Norcal with Daniel Lin.
Anyway, we leave Cupertino to come back around 3:30PM. Daniel Lin comes over to pick me up aand my lovely mother insists on me bringing 4, yes FOUR, bottles of water for the driving trip. Thirsty, I decide to drink one full bottle before hitting Gilroy. Bad idea. We hit the 152, which, like always, is heavy with traffic. Bumper to bumper 5 mile an hour traffic. Daniel (Lin) is tired so we decide to switch while we're driving, so I start driving, while Daniel Lin gets a much needed break . We got onto the 152 at 4:15pm, and the water decided to kick in. I had to go pee, badly.
We travel all of 5 miles and it's already 5:15 and man do I have to go pee. Daniel and I agree that we're going to eat at In-n-out for dinner somewhere down the line. He was sleeping at the moment and I absolutely hate taking unnecessary stops. We hit Highway 5 and I kept thinking, "I have to get to In-n-Out, first before I go pee"
Unfortunately, there's no In-n-Out and its' approaching 6pm. I see a sign "Next rest area in 35 miles", while the current stop is right there. Daniel Lin looks at me and notices I'm struggling with my legs and asks if i was okay. I said with an emphatic "NO, I'M NOT OKAY" and we pull into a Chevron/McDonalds. I run out of the car, let Daniel Lin park the car, and went inside, only to see large sea of people waiting for the bathroom.
Oh no, my stomach was crying in pain, and my bladder couldn't hold it anymore. I ran to the line, only to realize that the line was for the women's bathroom. RELIEF, the guy's bathroom is empty and I can relieve myself. Going pee for the first time in 3ish hours was one of the most satisfying moments, and it comes from having to deal with the pain and labor of a full bladder.
So here is the Epiphany Light bulb moment
I also thought of the message of the gospel in it's entity. There's that got milk commercial, where a guy is desperately thirsty, only to see that there's no milk left. He's in pain and agony, and desperately needs something to drink, but the commercial ends before he gets relief.
There's something about the message of the gospel, when we say that God loves us and has freed us from our sin and that He has redeemed us, unless we know what He has redeemed us from, then we struggle to see what the point of Jesus's sacrifice on the cross was. If we fail to see the consequence and pains of sin, we won't know the full satisfaction of the love of Jesus because it's the relief and freedom from bondage that helps us realize the satisfaction and the fullness of love we receive from the cross.
If I didn't know about the struggles of holding 10 gallons of urea, then I wouldn't feel satisfied letting it unload in the Chevron gas station, likewise if I didn't know about the struggles of holding years of sin, then I wouldn't feel satisfied with Jesus Christ.
When we tell people that "God loves you" and that's all we say, we rob the gospel. We take away the message in it's entirety.
anyway, this is my rant post. Sam Kim, if you're reading this, please give me writing lessons.
