The other day, I was remembering a line from a Billy Joel song (“The Longest Time”). There was one line in that song that really impacted me, where he said:
I don’t care what consequence it brings; I have been a fool for lesser things.
He was talking romance, but I can’t help but think of my Christian life every time I hear that. I have made a fool of myself for many things; why not be a fool for God? (1 Corinthians 4:10… apologies for lifting that out of context)
Years ago, when I was in college at ACU, a speaker at our chapel told the story of being on a campaign. He went into a store and told the man that he’d like to talk to him about being a Christian. The storekeeper asked, “How does it work?” The question caught the campaigner completely by surprise and he stood there in silence. The other man said, “Forget it. If it doesn’t work, I’m not interested.” And he went back to the storeroom of his shop.
So, what would you say if asked that question? How does Christianity work?