Disneyland exposed

Disneyland. Perfectly manicured. Well organized. Not a piece of trash. Everyone smiles. It’s a well-oiled machine, perfected over decades. They have a stellar reputation.

But behind the scenes it’s work – hard work. The truth is that each day the destination produces tons of waste in thousands of trash cans. Guests produce 30 tons of trash each day. And there are toilets to scrub, floors to scrub and windows to clean. There are rides to maintain, bolts to tighten and vehicles to fix.

The façade is glitz and glamour and childish wonder, but the gritty reality is far from the magic.

Many people are living a Disneyland existence, with beautiful smiles and well-pressed clothes. They have the words and the smooth exterior. But there is still trash to take out and lose fittings in their lives. It’s not what it seems.

Contrast this with a typical Detroit factory floor. At any given moment, it’s all out in the open. Parts are pulled from shelves, welds are being soldered, and fiberglass pieces dropped into place. It doesn’t quite evoke the Disney love, but it’s clear to see the progress.

In many ways, God is much more of an assembly line kind of Diety. He is more interested in the process than the appearance.

He proved this with the high priest Samuel, who went to the house of Jessie to choose a new king for Israel. He said this, “Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart.”

So, how about you? Are you spending far too much trying to be like Disneyland, and far too little time trying to be like Ford? Let us know here.