Vandals & Motel 6

To my reader,

Our campus laundry mat was vandalized. 

Because of this, our laundry mat was shut down. They literally locked it up as I was carrying my clothes over to the mat and told me the news. As you can assume, this may have thrown off my schedule for the week.

You see, I have nothing to wear.  Now, when I say I have no clothes to wear, I literally mean that the clothes that I am wearing are the last set of clean clothes I have. 

I needed clothes for the next day and it was 10 o’clock at night on the south-side of San Antonio.  What was I going to do?

A 24-hour Washeria!

This idea is what began a very long adventure for my roommate and I as we started driving.  We pulled into the first Washeria to find it was open 24 hours however, since it had been broken into recently, was closed.  No big deal.

The next was the same. We continued to drive intent on finding a laundry mat. We drove around aimlessly until hope started to seem lost. Apparently someone has been knocking off washerias with the intent of making my washing schedule impossible.  We decided to go home- until I got a crazy idea.

As we approached the entrance to my apartments, we pulled into a Motel 6.  I ran inside and spoke with the clerk at the counter.  I explained my story and proceeded to ask if there was any possible chance she could let me use their motel’s washer and dryer. 

She let us inside.  I was able to wash my laundry.

Jesus shares this parable of a man who is dire need of food to feed a very important guest at midnight.  He runs to his neighbors house and begins to knock on his door begging for food.  This man continues to knock even though his neighbor has told you him to go away many times. He furthers says,

“But I tell you this- though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.”  Luke 11:8, NLT.

How often do we let one closed door stop us?

Why do we give up so easily?

When we face obstacles we cannot look at them once and turn and walk away.  A hurdler must practice continuously. And when (not if) they trip, they must pick themselves up and try again.

Christ was persistent.  He came to heal this broken and lost world.  The scriptures said Jesus set his face like flint towards Jerusalem, and even though he knew what awaited him there, he pressed onward enduring everything to bring us freedom in order that we can have a relationship with him. 

I’m thankful that Jesus never gave up on us.

Don’t give up so easily.  Trust in the one that endured everything, and overcame. When you do this and opposition arises, you can stand firm on what you know he has called you to. 

Keep knocking and don’t give up.

Simply,

Tex G.M. Rule

“But I tell you this- though he won’t do it for friendship’s sake, if you keep knocking long enough, he will get up and give you whatever you need because of your shameless persistence.”  Luke 11:8, NLT.