For Saturday, December 18: What Now?

We ask to be part of something bigger, something more meaningful. So opportunities are put in front of us and God asks, "What now? What will you do now that it's here in front of you?" Are we sincere in our desire to be part of something more? Or are we just paying it lip service? What will we do when confronted with the reality of our desire?

We too often make the mistake that if it isn't grand enough, if it doesn't touch more than one person, if it isn't going to make even a ripple in the water then it isn't worth it. I beg to differ. Heck, God begs to differ! A simple cup of water can make a huge difference in one life and that one life can start a domino effect. We have NO idea what our one act of kindness - even if it is a Tootsie Roll smile taped on a piece of paper - can and will do in the lives of many.

What have you asked to be a part of? Has it been placed in front of you? Well, then what now?

What Now?

Comments

Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

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