Magic Bullet

I'm not sure why it is referred to as a magic bullet. Maybe because we want some one thing that will cure everything that is wrong in our lives. Do you ever look for the 'aha' moment in some area?

It might be we desire a cure for an illness, or a cure for a bad relationship. It might be a solution for financial woes, spiritual woes, or societal woes. Whatever we are seeking release from we often feel that the sooner we are released from the stress of the situation the better. And, if  with the wave of a hand, we could be free how much better that would be. Or so we believe.

Most have read the story of the person watching a butterfly trying to struggle out of the cocoon who 'lends a hand' only to realize the butterfly needed that time of struggle to finish their maturing process. And the poor creature, because of the person's help comes out deformed, never to fly, never to finish developing fully.

I have often heard and said many times, 'There aren't any free lunches.' When someone gives you something what do they want in return? It may be a friendly gesture, and all they want is a simple thank you. However, in our today and now, often giving someone something is like fly paper, the molasses catches the fly and they can't get loose.

That brings us back to the original thought of a 'magic bullet'. People get caught up in the frenzy of the moment looking for the cure all for the problem. They get sucked into more problems by looking for an easy answer.

Do you have a problem? There aren't any free lunches. Someone has to pay for it somehow and somewhere. There is no such thing as a magic bullet; an easy answer for all problems. All answers aren't hard per se, but there aren't any that are magic.

"But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith!"
(Luke 12:28)

Hallelujah! What a Savior!