God doesn’t care if I drive a PINK CADILLAC!

August 11, 2010
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God doesn’t care if I drive a pink Cadillac! That’s what a guy told me the other day in our conversation about finding God’s purpose for his life. He didn’t understand how much he really means to God.

I asked him if he had kids, yea… three. Do you have an opinion about where they go to school, who the date or marry, where they go… to college or where they work? "Well, of course I do!" Why? Because you love them so much, that you care about even the small things that concern them? "Yes, because I love them." So… what you are really saying is that you are a better father than God? "What?" Of course that’s not what I’m saying!"

Well in essence that’s what he was saying. Too often, we don’t understand how precious we are to our heavenly Father. He really does concern Himself about the smallest things concerning us. He is not to busy, uncaring or "to big" to care about the things that are on our hearts. If we think anything less than that, it really is insulting to a loving Father who with all His heart is trying to demonstrate is love, and we say "He really doesn’t care about that." Then God says, "you don’t understand how much I love you…

I DO CARE IF YOU DRIVE A PINK CADILLAC!

About artie: I'm the lead Pastor at Cornerstone, a Multi-Ethnic church in the heart of Orangeburg, South Carolina. Also the founder of the Comb Network.com, a movement to plant Multi-Ethnic, culturally relevant churches in smaller cities. I direct a gathering of small city leader called "The Sticks."

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  • http://www.jasoncurlee.com Jason Curlee

    Great post Artie

    • http://artiedavis.com artie

      Thanks Jason.

  • http://theperkinsblog.net Michael

    Artie, this is some good stuff.

    • http://artiedavis.com artie

      Thanks Michael, what kind of car do you drive?

  • http://Www.jacook.org Ja

    Can I have a Porsche instead? There’s just nothing manly about a pink Cadillac.

    • http://artiedavis.com artie

      Dude, you better check your budget!!!

  • http://www.knightsquest.org Buddy Knight

    Artie: Great post, as always.

    I think God cares about the little things and big things, but sometimes in different ways. God cares if we drive a pink Cadillac, & if we are HAPPY driving it. That’s not to say that God only wants us to be "happy". I believe it is like the experience I had today w/ #2 son. He took his OWN EARNED $$$ and bought some T-shirts for back-to-school. I found nothing objectionable about any of them. One shirt was purple with a giant Mr. Koolaid on the front. What I cared about was that HE liked it, understood it’s cost, & was happy (he’s 16)

    There is love in caring if we are happy in our choices, as well as caring about the choices, themselves.

    Just a thought.
    Buddy

  • http://www.knightsquest.org Buddy Knight

    And I’d prefer an F150 twin-cab!

  • http://twitter.com/jamesntroy James Glasscock

    Amen, Artie.  I know he cares what I drive, because our Honda Odyssey came as a gift from brothers and sisters in Christ and family who graciously surprised us with our van after seeing how much time and work away from ministry I was having to spend to keep the old one going.

    • Anonymous

      You Bet James! As any loving father cares about the smallest thing concerning their child, our heavenly Father is not so busy to care about the small things with us!