when you really like something

So recently I discovered the goodness that is the plain bagel with sundried tomato spread at Sack's Coffehouse. It's right next to our church, and so that makes it convenient. (Interestingly enough, I've always been able to find a good coffeehouse near every church I've been consistently going to. My past 2 home churches have all had really good Starbucks and now Livingwater has Sacks!) But anyway, I digress. So recently I found out about the bagel and have slowly been trying to convert my friends to it too (this past Sunday -- success!) But ever since yesterday it's been on my mind. I had it this past Sunday so that's only 3 days ago but yesterday I really started thinking about it again and how yummy it is. I tried going to Noah's bagel bc it's closer to my house but their plain bagel + sundried tomato & basil was not as good, I sadly admit. They spread way too much on there for you, and while I thought the basil would be a pleasant addition to the taste, I was sorely mistaken. And on top of it all, they don't cut the bagel for you in half which makes it very hard for me to eat. If you know me and how I eat my burgers, you'll know what I mean. So anyway, yesterday I had been planning to make my way over to Sack's to grab that bagel for lunch. OH! The other thing I really like about bagels is that it really fills me up for at least 4-5 hours which is the equivalent of an entire meal! And for only $2.75 that is not a shabby idea, at least for me (aka broke college student trying to save every buck I can) but unfortunately I got tied up and wasn't able to make it over to Sack's. So today when I woke up I was pretty determined I was going to get that bagel. I tried to get up earlier than usual and took the bus and got my bagel and a cup of freshly squeezed orange juice. The orange juice was kind of a splurge but I was on my commute to work so I thought I deserved a nice kick of Vitamin C.

So why am I posting this long post about bagels? Because as I was staring at my bagel on my desk at work, I had to laugh to myself. Why did I go the 5 blocks out of my way to work just to get this bagel? I really like it that much. You know you really like something, when you will go out of your way to get it, when you will move that extra distance in order to have it. And then it made me think, God came all the way over here to our world, full of sin & persecution, knowing full well what was in store for Him and yet He came all the way here, for us. Why? Because He loves us so much more than we can imagine....so much more than I love my Sack's bagel. Thank you Jesus, for coming that far, for letting us know we were worth it because you love us THAT MUCH.