The Parable of the Garth Brooks Concert

The following parable is based on a true story.

A certain woman had a bucket list which included attending a Garth Brooks concert.  Much to her delight, Garth Brooks was coming to her town.  She excitedly looked up tickets to purchase.  But much to her chagrin the only tickets listed as available were for a Sunday concert.

She told her husband about the concert and asked if he would go with her.  She explained that the only ticket availability was for a Sunday concert. Her husband, knowing this was one of her bucket list items, told her he would accompany her.  But he also told her that he would not enjoy the concert knowing that he was breaking God's commandment to keep the Sabbath day holy.  But he would let her decide what to do.

The woman thought about it for a while and decided not to go to the concert.  She told her husband of her decision.  They both agreed that it was the right decision.

Come to find out, the Sunday only availability was a computer glitch.  After the computer glitch was fixed there were plenty of Saturday tickets available.  The woman was thrilled and immediately purchased tickets for her and her husband to attend the Saturday Garth Brooks concert.

The moral of the story is that the Lord always blesses those who are obedient to His commandments. Granted, the blessings don't usually come immediately or in such an obvious fashion as in the above story.  But to those who are obedient, the blessings will always come. We just need to be patient and wait to be blessed on the Lord's timetable.

The woman in the parable was blessed because she trusted in the Lord and chose keeping his commandment over a few hours of fleeting fun.  In the end, she was able to do both.

May we all be a little stronger in our resolve to follow the Lord and keep His commandments.

That's my two cents.