I Brought Cheese From Home And Left My Ego At The Door

A bite-sized history lesson about Burger King’s slider experiments opens the door to a much bigger question: are we trying to solve a spiritual problem with moral hacks? We laugh about 99-cent Whoppers and bringing cheese from home, then pivot to Proverbs 11:25 and a raw moment about dealing with health issues, missed work, and the tension between hustling and trusting God. The through-line is simple but disruptive: goodness is valuable, but it’s not salvation.

We dig into the core claim that Satan isn’t threatened by kindness; he’s opposed to surrender to Jesus. Volunteering, recycling, and community respect matter, yet none can cleanse guilt or conquer death. Using the Pharisees as a mirror, we show how religious excellence can replace reliance on Christ. We map out common paths—atheist generosity, Buddhist compassion, Muslim devotion, and cultural Christian habits—and explain why all of them still fall short if they sidestep the cross. Ephesians 2:8–9 anchors the message: grace is a gift, not a wage, and works are proof, not the price.

Along the way, we get practical. Don’t sabotage blessings before they show up. Keep showing up, even when you trip over your own shoelaces. Pray, act, and refuse the lie that being “good enough” is the same as being saved. The only sin that finally damns is rejecting Jesus, and the only hope that finally saves is trusting him. If that stings, stay with us; the ache is the place grace goes to work.

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Chapters

• 0:00 Mini Burgers, Big Problem
• 3:29 Nostalgia And 99-Cent Whoppers
• 4:43 Verse Of The Day: Proverbs 11:25
• 6:41 Goofy Mood And Health Struggle
• 8:11 Work, Hustle, And Missed Blessings
• 10:19 Morality Versus Surrender To Christ
• 13:41 The Lie Of Being “Good Enough”

Transcript

SPEAKER_00: 1:06

Stupid American History. Burger King's first attempt at sliders came in 1987. The Burger King chain rolled out a thing called Burger Bundles. They were offered as three-pack or a six-pack of mini hamburgers and mini cheeseburgers, kind of like sliders packaged together, meant to give customers a taste of that white castle or that crystals experience. But in that sleek Burger K Burger King style. These little patties were only about the size of a silver dollar, which created a problem in the kitchens. The chains automatic broiler was designed for whoppers and regular hamburgers, not tiny ones. So Burger King tried again and they called them the Burger Buddies. This version took a different approach. Instead of multiple separate smaller patties, it used a single figure eight shaped patty tucked into a pair of connected buns. Customers could then pull them apart into two small separate burgers. Sliders. Yep. Stupid American history. Brought to you by Burger King. Hey guys, it's B Rob, it's the Food for Thought Faith Cast, and it's a good day. It's a good day. That was a pretty cool little history. I remember those things, man. Um, they were actually really good. Burger King was pretty good back in the day in the 90s, I must say. They had the it was the home of the 99 cent Whopper. If you wanted cheese though, they was gonna charge you 75 cents, so you might as well bring the cheese from the house. You know what I'm saying? That's what we used to do, roll out with a dollar and a piece of cheese from the fridge. Yeah, that's how it works. That's how it be, you know? B Rob. Rolling around the gust of GA with that 99 cent whopper and that piece of cheese. Y'all think I'm joking too, don't you? But I'm not. It's the truth. It's the truth. The verse of the day comes from Proverbs. Proverbs eleven twenty-five. The generous soul will be made rich, and he who waters will also be watered himself. That's pretty good right there. That's pretty good right there. What y'all think about that? That's a good verse. Any of the Proverbs are amazing verses. They are. Tongue twied sometimes. I get tongue twied sometimes, you know, Hobby. Alright, so I'm feeling goofy today. I don't know why, but we're being kind of goofy. But we're not. Um Oh yeah, yeah, it's it's a goofy day. Um I can't get my stomach to quit hurting today for some reason. I have I had a lead, I had to get somebody else to run. That's an hour and a half away. Because I cannot, for the life of me, get my stomach right this morning. I didn't eat anything yesterday, so I don't know why. My stomach would be messed up today. Anyway, we're gonna pray about that, and we've been praying about that, and we're going to continue to pray about that, and hopefully we'll get this right. I got some water right here, and I took some medicine earlier, and I'm gonna take some more, and we'll see. I ate a banana, we'll see what happens. So hopefully I'll be feeling better. Anyway, hopefully I'll be feeling better, guys. Because that is not fun at all. I don't I like even though I don't get paid necessarily every time I drive and give a quote, there's always that chance I can make a couple hundred bucks, you know. Depending on how big the job is. I mean, there's been jobs where people make ten thousand dollars, but they make a thousand dollars. Depends on the job and how big it is. I mean, you know. You never know that's why you always go. You never know that's why you always go. And another thing, you never want to destroy your own blessing before it even happens. Does that make sense? It could be a blessing in disguise, but because your mind or you decided to think, or you decided to uh make a decision you being the key factor there, not letting God make the decision, you can hinder your own blessings that way. Amen, hallelujah. Yeah, you can hinder your own blessings because of decisions you thought you should have made when God was trying to make a decision to give you a blessing and you hindered your own blessing. Yeah, how many people done some stupid stuff like that? Yeah, all of us, all the time. Yeah, go on and say it. Yep. That's a fact. Yep, I'm out here walking by faith, tripping constantly. But I'm walking by faith. But trust me, I'm tripping constantly. Like my shoes are tied together. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, I'm pretty sure we can all relate to that. You feel me? B-rob here, food for thought. Satan is not opposed to good morals, he's opposed to Jesus Christ. Let me say that one more time. Satan is not opposed to good morals. He is opposed to Jesus Christ. He doesn't care if you're a volunteer at a food bank. He doesn't care if you're a good person. He doesn't care if you recycle your trash and help old ladies across the street. He doesn't care if you're kind, generous, and well liked by everyone in the community. He cares that you do not bow the knee to Jesus. Here's the deception that's damning millions. Satan has convinced people that morality equals spirituality. That being a good person is the same as being a Christian. That if you just live right, treat people well, and avoid the big sins, you're acceptable to God. This is a lie straight from the pit of hell. The Pharisees had impeccable morals. They followed the law meticulously. They were respected, disciplined, and religiously devoted. Jesus called them the children of the devil. Why? Not because their morals were bad, because their morals replaced Christ. You see, Satan's greatest trick isn't making bad people worse. It's making good people think they don't need a savior. Think about it. The atheist who feeds the homeless thinks he's good enough without God. The Buddhist who meditates and practices compassion thinks she's enlightened without Christ. The Muslim who prays five times daily thinks he's righteous without Jesus. The moral Christian who goes to church, pays his tithe, and avoids scandal thinks he's saved without surrender. All of them are headed to the same place. All of them are headed to eternal separation from God. Because morality doesn't save. Jesus saves. Because morality doesn't save. Jesus saves. For by grace are you saved through faith, and that not of yourself. It is the gift of God, not of works, lest any man should boast. That's Ephesians chapter 2 verses 8 and 9. Satan loves moral people who reject Jesus. That's his best advertisement for the lie, that you can earn your way to heaven. They're living proof that you can be kind without Christ. Be generous without God. Be disciplined without the Holy Spirit. Be respected without redemption, but yet still be lost. The most dangerous people in hell won't be the murderers and the rapists. They'll be the moral, upstanding citizens who thought their goodness was good enough. Their morals became their idol. Their goodness became their God. And Satan smiled because he'd accomplished his goal. Keeping them from Jesus. Here's what most Christians don't understand. Satan doesn't need to make you do bad things. He just needs to keep you from doing the one thing that matters. Surrendering to Christ. If he can get you to trust your morals instead of Christ's sacrifice, rely on your goodness instead of God's grace, believe in your works instead of Jesus' finished work. He's won already. You can live a moral life and still die lost. You can be a good person and still face judgment. You can avoid all the big sins and still end up separated from God forever. Because the only sin that damns you eternally is rejecting Jesus Christ. The only sin that damns you eternally is rejecting Jesus Christ.