I was doing a quick online check of my bank accounts recently and saw a $1.50 charge for “excess transactions.” I don’t get hit with it often but I have seen it before. It’s obnoxious to say the least.
There are some fees I can totally understand and get behind. This ain’t one of them. I mean could a bank exist if customers didn’t make transactions? I wonder if they also charge a fee if I have too much money? I doubt I’ll ever find out. They certainly charge one if I don’t have enough. I mean for goodness sake, at least put your marketing department to work and call it something else.
Excess transaction fee, psh. I was just about to get annoyed by that when my brain does what my brain does, it saw something else. I was then hit with the reminder that God doesn’t charge transaction fees. Mercy how thankful I am for that.
I wonder sometimes how frustrated He gets with me when I keep asking Him for things – often the same things or versions of it. What if God was like a bank and I got charged because I literally prayed for 17 different people this morning? That’ll be $1.50 because there’s a cap of 15 per day. I pray for the future spouses of my children every day. What if there’s a fee because I’m praying about marriage when my children aren’t even 10 yet? Boom, too soon fee.
Or maybe there’s another fee because God told me in 12 different ways that He wanted me to do this particular thing and I kept missing it. Perhaps He has told me 1,712,632 times (I’m 97% sure that’s the exact number) that I can trust Him – He’s got it all under control. Probably three of those times I’ve actually trusted and gotten out of the way. The rest, well, I was sure He needed my help. Fee.
Let’s not forget the forgiveness fee and this one would be high. Y’all I’ve messed up so many times. He’s gonna reach a limit with me right? I’ve asked for forgiveness for the same things over and over. Clearly, I’m stubborn or clueless. Surely He’s keeping count and the fees are piling up.
Mercifully, He is not a bank. He is not charging fees or keeping count of mistakes. Thank you Jesus for waiving the fees I ought to be paying. Thank you God for being patient with me and accepting all of my transactions – debits and credits alike. Thank you for being open all the time and not taking holidays. Thank you Lord for making sure my account always has enough and always will.
Now if you guys will excuse me, I’m suddenly in the mood for a sucker.
