"It's a Great Day at Chick Fil A"

“It’s a great day at Chick Fil A.”

Those words are music to my ears. Indeed, I do love Chick Fil A, and maybe I even have a slight addiction. I could go on and on and on about how magnificent I think their food is. Not to mention, I get a nice and cheap meal deal as a college student. But if I simply talked about the food, you’d either get sick of me real fast and stop reading before I actually get to the point (I promise there is one), you would think I have an unhealthy obsession with this wonderful place, or you would go buy yourself a Chick Fil A sandwich right now. Maybe, you’d even do all three of those things.

Whatever it may be, back to the first quote: “It’s a great day at Chick Fil A.”

Think about it. Maybe you have encountered some unpleasant experiences with Chick Fil A, but I personally cannot think of a time when I walked into a Chick Fil A and didn’t feel welcome. The employees make it a point, to make sure that from the moment you walk in the door, all the way up to the moment you leave, that you will experience joy, feel cared for, and be happily served.

And as Christians, I think we skim over that aspect of our faith way too often. Let’s be real, not every day is going to be a great day. That’s just the way the cookie crumbles. And that doesn’t mean that we have to pretend to have our act together all the time, we’re absolutely free to struggle and hurt and experience waves of many different emotions. But there should be one driving emotion deep within your soul that no one can take away: Joy. It’s everlasting joy because as Christians we know where our real home really is. It’s joy because we know there is nothing we can do to escape the love of God. It’s joy because we have a Father in heaven that has sent his son as the ultimate sacrifice so we can live our lives free.

That kind of joy could spread like a wildfire if we share it enough.

But like I mentioned, we far too often miss the point. We forget about grace, and living free, and our ultimate home. And then, we lose our joy.

There is way too much pain in the world for us not to share our joy. Joy is contagious. Chick Fil A makes it a point to share their joy, and they’ve become a very successful and loved food chain. Do you want to turn someone’s day around? Do you want to change someone’s life? Do you want to change the world?

Be joyful.

It sounds simple, and maybe it won’t work all the time. But I promise joy is contagious. This world needs it. People are looking for it and we as Christians have it. So make it a “Great day at Chick Fil A.” Share smiles, be kind, show love, be a servant, and share the joy that people so desperately need.

“The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.” –Eric Hoffer

Joy is a gift from God; a gift that we are called to share in a world of people looking for it in all the wrong places.

“Though you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.” -1 Peter 1:9