The Story Behind the Title

I was hanging out with the Lord one day. We had just had a pretty serious conversation and I was probably more weighed down by it than he was. He started to engage with me in some casual talk, just to get me out of myself and severity of the words he had just spoken.
My ear was tuned to his voice as he began dialoguing with me about faith.
"Your foundation is like Jello, Katie. It's formed, but not solid. It's got shape and function, but it hasn't fully set."
I was a little offended at first, but the love and patience in his voice settled me and found that I was in a sweet place with God, a place of friendship and sincerity. So I asked him,
"What's your favorite kind of Jello?"
(Some may find this in illegitimate question to ask the King of Glory. But apparently he thought it was legit, considering he answered)
"Pineapple Jello"
"But there's no such thing as pineapple Jello..."
"Yes there is", he smiled a sneaky smile that someone smile when they know something you don't. I left it at that, pleased that God had shared a secret with me, not caring the significance, just glad we were friends.
Later, much much later, years later, I told a friend about my conversation with the Lord. She thought is was interesting and started doing some research. It wasn't long before she got back to me with the scientific evidence that there's no such thing as pineapple jello, because of the enzymes in pineapple it simply cannot be put in jello. The jello will never set, it'll only remain a watery mess.

A couple things I got from this:
I, the watery mess that has not yet set, the child who's foundation was not yet firm and still needing time to solidify, am God's favorite. He loves pineapple jello in all it's inadequacy.
That was nice to know in and of itself, but when I went to the Lord in prayer, this is what he said,
"In heaven all the rules are different. Pineapple Jello exists in heaven, because I am the grand chef and when I put pineapple in gelatin the rules of physics can be broken, and it can actually solidify. "
I wanted to know the Lord's favorite kind of Jello and he gave me a theological revelation in three words, "It does exist".
And I thought about it. The Lord loves pineapple jello for the same reason he loves Israel, for the same reason he called Mary blessed and for the same reason that Abraham was credited as a righteous man, because God is all about a different reality, a reality that can't be seen, but one that is more real than anything our senses can detect. God's reality is made of unseen truth, promises that seem to have not yet been fulfilled, but already exist in the spirit. And it's the same with Pineapple Jello...it can't happen on earth, in our reality, the science we call truth. Pineapple jello is impossible with our laws. Funny things though, it's God's favorite, which means he relishes in breaking the laws of physics, he's the God of miracles, the God who bends time and space, creates energy and puts gravity on hold. Who is this King of Glory?
I asked the Lord, "What's your favorite king of jello?"
He looked at me with a grin on his face and said, "Pineapple Jello. It does exist"
But it doesn't exist. I've never heard of it. The rules can't be broken.
"Oh yes dear, the rule can be broken" he said with a wink.

I live for pineapple jello for the same reason I live for the Kingdom of God, because it's real, it does exist, and just because you've never seen it, tasted it or felt it doesn't mean it's not real. In fact, it's more real than anything here on earth. And one day, when all this is gone, we'll all live in the true reality of God. There will be no longer be any death, there will no longer be any mourning, or crying or pain because the first things will have past away. He will dwell among us and we will be his people and God himself will be among us. So when we sit down for the marriage supper of the Lamb, don't be surprised when the bowl of Pineapple Jello is empty. It is His favorite...