Sticking to the Mission
It had been a busy day and I was starved! Normally I would order out at Cafe Express or run through the drive thru at Jack in the Box but since I was trying to be a good steward I decided to go home and fix something. There was no meat thawed but I did have a frozen dinner…a Weight Watchers Chicken & Cheese Quesadilla. Understand that I purchase the dinner for conveninece way more than to watch my waist line. This was a new product so I had to read the cooking instructions much more carefully and that is when I busted out laughing.
No more than 4 times is it indicated on the box that the dinner is TWO servings and not one. Even in the cooking instructions area it says “Place 2nd quesadilla back into the freezer.” As a self proclaimed food addict, I know exactly where they were coming from. It reminds me of something Horatio from CSI: Miami would say with his gun drawn, “Place your hands in the air and slowly back away from the freezer” or my friend’s refrigerator magnet that says, “What you are looking for is not in here!”
But once I started cooking both quesadilla (remember convenience not waist line), I realized that Weight Watchers is sticking to their mission. Stouffer’s mission is to sell more TV dinners to produce more profits but Weight Watchers’ mission is not to sell frozen food but to help people lose weight. How easy would it have been to rationalize not putting all the extra “warnings” on the package? If we sell more TV dinners, we will have more revenue to reach more people. If we sell more TV dinners, more people will know about us and will want to join.
With 90 seconds still left on my dinner, I wondered how I was doing with my own mission. Was I regularly influenincg people for Jesus or was I just busy? Was I spending quality time with those I love or catching up on missed reality shows? Was I investing in the here and now or in the future? I realized that it was time for some course corrections in a few areas of my life.
What about you, moms? Is a clean house the mission or is it making great memories for your kids?
What about you, dads? Is providing a new car when Junior is 16 the mission or is it supporting him at his 8th grade band concert?
What about you, employees? Is getting a paycheck the mission or is it doing all things as unto the Lord?
Would love to hear about your mission and how you are doing sticking to it!
Good word, Friend…right now my mission is to get an adorable little girl, who happens to be licking her applesauce cup CLEAN, down for a nap, so I can do the same. Miss you!!
hey girl! i’ve look for you a few times but just got an email from Candy White and decided to look you up again. i cant believe how long its been. a lot of water under the bridge as they say. i hope you are doing well – looks like it
i know you continue to change lives with your passion and commitment. believe it or not i’m still on Alpine Drive. thats about the only thing that’s the same though. touch base if you can. God bless! Sheree
Added a note to facebook too. My mission now is to search and find a friend that disappeared from my life, but meant so much to me years ago. Will you help me find her?
Monica, miss you too! Saw Mary and Jason Brent at Buffalo Grill on Saturday!! Brought back good memories.
Sheree, what a pleasant surprise to see your comment on the blog! All is well with me – pray the same for you. Life is great for me in Houston and am blessed to do what I do. Give my best to your family. Blessings!
Candy, you found her!!! Thanks for tracking me down. Think of you often and am so grateful for that hiking trip almost 17 years ago!! Almost all that I hold dear to me today began that amazing weekend in October 1992. Thanks for asking me to go.