The Popcorn Line

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  Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time; casting all your worries on him, because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6'7 WEB
  
  We love buttered popcorn at the movies. It just seems to make the whole movie experience better and makes us happy. One day when we went to see a movie with some friends, the man at the counter was fuming because he had been assigned to the concession stand.
  
  He complained on and on: 'What were they thinking putting me out here in front of everyone to serve popcorn! I have not done this in years! I am the assistant something something, I am supposed to be in the back!' He practically threw your order on the counter in contempt.
  
  Everyone in the line looked at each other and felt like we were bothering him, but we really wanted our popcorn before the movie started, so we stayed. He was truly a sight to behold, and my heart went out to him. I could understand what he was talking about because I had been in similar circumstances.
  
  Each time in my life, before the Lord started to use me in any way that mattered, I went through a season of humbling to prepare me for it. It was voluntary, and I was just given the opportunity to humble myself, not forced to obey. It usually presented itself as a choice where I could choose to humbly serve in some way, or leave feeling like they didn't know how important that I really was.
  
  It was a choice, and I was free to do either. The times that I chose the humble path, it always ended up with me being promoted in some way later. I have literally gone from sweeping the floor, to becoming the manager.
  
  This verse says to humble yourselves so that God may exalt you in due time. He will provide the opportunity, but only you can humble yourself. God does not make you humble, He provides an opportunity for you to serve in a lowly esteemed position with a positive attitude. Then you do the serving.
  
  The further it is beneath you, the higher that He will take you. The longer that it takes, the longer the season that is coming. I once served a year polishing brass, then He put me in my own computer business for the next seventeen years.
  
  When He gives you the chance to humbly serve in some way, do it. It is quite possibly the greatest door that could open for you disguised as something lowly. Jesus, the King of all Kings washed the feet of the disciples like He was a servant. If He puts you at the popcorn stand, serve with a smile and work to be the best server that the world has ever seen.
  
  Prayer: Father help me to see the big picture and beyond the circumstances. Help me to understand Your plan for me and give me the grace to keep a positive attitude. In the name of Jesus Christ I pray.