In that meditation, Max remembered back to his youth when he was seeking input from older Christians as to the direction for his own life occupation. He asked a seasoned pastor he admired, if he thought that Max would make a good preacher. His advice was, “don’t preach God’s word, unless you have to.” As Max Lucado pondered these words, he found his answer, “I have to,” Max said, “if I don’t the fire will consume me.”
Do you have a fire inside you that if you don’t talk about it you will burn up? What do you get really excited about? I get excited about many things. My wife tells me I am a very multi talented and complicated individual. I love the outdoors. I go fishing and hunting. I talk to wild animals and have a lot of very friendly ones in and around our yard. Yes, that complicates hunting. I have to go far enough away that we are not going to harvest one of our friends. It remains a highly respectful and grateful privilege to provide most of our food from God’s garden. My wife and I love to forage for wild vegetables, berries and other foods. I love to build and fix things like houses and furniture. I do my own plumbing, electrical ...
