chick-fil-a

the world is SO small!!!
last night our team got into a good conversation about whats been going on in the news with
chick-fil-a! and what do you know...i wake up and go to church with one of the staff here
and Dan Cathy, chick-fil-a presidente is giving the sermon! haha
for those of you who dont know...chick-fil-a is a christian company (amongst its many policies, its stores close on sundays) and early last week Dan apparently made a statement about his beliefs on marriage and how it affects the hiring process for his chains. Im not writing to discuss his beliefs...thats a whole nother story, but i am constantly surprised at who God uses to spread his word.
After reading and hearing some stuff on Dans beliefs i feel that i kinda dismissed him altogether (although i do believe his restaurants are super tasty and also serve a great purpose and have been a model to a lot of people of the love of christ) BUT, like i said,i initially wrote him off. and then was forced to listen to what he had to say today at church which sucked because i was set on hearing something i hated so that i could further criticize him and feel justified in my opinions of him...but he was actually quite good! Not only was he amazingly articulate, his message was convicting and full of hope!
It reminded me that God does not use perfect people...he does not call the equipped, he equips the called! Dan is not perfect (nor am i) but his words reached the hearts of many and to me that is a stronger testament to Gods ability to redeem people and situations than anything else. (however my changed perspective may be biased because Dan did give me a coupon for a free burger after the service, haha!)