19 You Don't Have To Be This Tired - Come Thirsty (MP3)

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Turn north at Stress Village, drive a few miles east of Worryville, take the road through Worn-out Valley and you'll find yourself entering the weary streets of Tuckered-town. Her residents earn the name. They lumber like pack mules on an uphill climb. Eyes down. Faces long. Shoulders slumped. Ask the folks of Tuckered-town to explain their sluggish ways and they point to the cars. "You'd be tired too if you had to push one of these." To your amazement that's what they do! Shoulders pressing, feet digging, lungs puffing...they push automobiles up and down the street. Rather than sit behind the wheel, they lean into the trunk.

The sight puzzles you. The sound stuns you. Do you hear what you think you hear? Running engines. The car pushers of Tuckered-town turn the key, start the car, slip the gear in neutral and push it! You've got to ask why. You ask the young lady who rolls her mini-van into the grocery store lot. "Ever thought of pressing the gas?" "I do," she replies, brushing sweat away. "I press the gas to start the car; then I take over." You walk away wondering, "What kind of people are these? A pedal push away from power; yet, they ignore it. Who would live in such a way? We do. Christians do. Children of God do. We huff and puff like Tuckered-town villagers. We trust God just enough to get started, but then we try to do all the work ourselves.