When in Doubt, Google!

My family is known for not backing down in an argument.  I hear phrases like, “I’m 100% sure,” and “I’m positive.”  It can be as important as discussing the fate of the world or as meaningless as who’s turn it is to do the dishes.  Most of the time it’s over topics that neither side really knows, like actors in movies and music titles.

My wife has come up with the best argument solution ever.  When in doubt, Google.  How did we ever solve arguments before?  Not only do we have a computer in almost every room, but we now have it on our phones as well.  We can Google anytime and anywhere.  No more arguments.  No more useless bickering.  Ain’t technology great?

Who played Mark Zuckerberg in Social Network?  Michael Cera or Jesse Eisenberg? Google it.  Have a marriage problem?  Google it.  Need advice on a job search?  Google it.  Thinking about becoming a follower of Jesus.  Google it.  Who needs God?  Google answers every time.  Does he?  Google will give you just about any answer you want, as long as you don’t mind searching through the 875,592 pages it pulled up for you.

Don’t get me wrong, I think Google is great for many things, but it is still only as good as the information that is put in.  It truly is GIGO.  Not true with God.  I don’t care how much garbage you give him, he never spits it back.  His way of settling the argument is not to give the answer every time, but to show you the right question to ask.  Most arguments in our house are not about the topic, but about being right.  And as far as God is concerned, you’re right when you put the other person first.

So the next time we have an argument and need to search Google to get the answer, we will.  But we will also ask God about it.  He may help us see that being together is better than being right.