A CNN Business article on 11-30-22 had the following title: “A Florida woman is suing Kraft for $5 million, saying Velveeta microwave mac and cheese takes longer to make than advertised.” Here are clips from the larger story: “Amanda Ramirez, of Hialeah, has filed a proposed $5 million class action lawsuit against Kraft Heinz Foods Company alleging the food producer's Velveeta Shells & Cheese takes longer than advertised to prepare, court documents show…The lawsuit claims that the packaging on the microwavable single-serve cups of mac and cheese that says it will be "ready in 3½ minutes," is "false and misleading." The product's instructions say to microwave the cup for 3½ minutes. But Ramirez's attorneys argue this number doesn't account for the other four steps required to prepare the pasta: removing the lid and sauce pouch, adding water, microwaving, and stirring, according to court documents. The additional steps mean it's impossible for the mac and cheese to be ready in just three and a half minutes, according to the complaint.”*
Impatience. We don’t like to wait. Heaven forbid that our mac and cheese takes 4 or 5 minutes to prepare rather than 3.5. No one has time for that! (sarcasm alert). The larger point is that impatience leads us to do dumb things. Remember the Israelites at Mt. Sinai? “Now when the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people assembled about Aaron and said to him, “Come, make us a god who will go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up from the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him” (Exodus 32.1). Who has time to wait for Moses? Not us. Let’s build an idol, worship it, and return to slavery.
Waiting on the Lord can be difficult. But letting our impatience cause us to run carelessly ahead of Him is both foolhardy and dangerous to our souls. Be patient. Don’t rush the mac and cheese!
God loves you!
Mike
*https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2022/11/28/business/florida-kraft-velveeta-mac-and-cheese-lawsuit/index.html
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