101 Family Meal-Time Devotions by Greg Johnson

Author:Greg Johnson [Johnson, Greg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-63409-619-5
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2015-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

PROVERBS 20:3

“You have heard that it was said, ‘Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.’ But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.”

MATTHEW 5:38–39

48. THE FIFTEEN-DOLLAR DILEMMA

FOR THE PARENT…

WHAT IF…

Mom, you’re home with us kids on a hot summer morning. The weatherman predicts it will get up into the nineties. That means it will be miserable unless someone can think of a way to keep cool.

When we say “Water World,” your eyes light up a little, but then you remember.

“It’s expensive to spend a day at one of those places. What is it now, twenty-five dollars?”

“Not for me,” I say. “I can still get in on the kids’ price, since I’m only twelve. And so it’s just ten dollars…I’ll even pay half for me if we can go.”

“That’s twenty-five dollars for me, ten dollars for you, twenty-five dollars for your older brother, and ten dollars for your younger sister. Seventy dollars!”

“Well, call Dad; see what he says.”

Your phone call doesn’t get through. You have to make this decision on your own.

I suppose I could use the credit card, then have a garage sale in a couple of weeks to pay it off, you think.

“Okay, we’ll go…but we can’t be spending a bunch of money on food. Not at those prices. All I’ve got is ten dollars, plus your five dollars. So let’s get an assembly line going here and make some sandwiches we can eat on the way.”

Forty-five minutes later, you’re on your way, confident that Dad won’t be too angry. Driving up, you remember that parking costs five dollars. Now we’re down to ten. Well, it’s too late to back out now, you think.

Climbing out of the car, we start following the masses to the line. After about ten minutes, we reach the front. Scanning the board that lists the prices, you see it: “Adults $25, Kids 11 and under $10.”

Looking at me, you say, “I thought you said it was twelve and under for ten dollars.”

“Oops.”

Thinking quickly, you realize you could probably get away with saying I’m eleven. After all, you reason, my birthday was just a month ago.

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