underpants…

so i want you to think about something…

who knows you?.. who is it?

now i want you to think about it again… but be serious… who really knows you?

who celebrates with you? who mourns with you? who co-exists with you? who knows what TV show your obsessed with? who knows what drives you crazy? who knows about you addiction? who knows about how much you hate being around your spouse? who knows what you have to deal with everyday? who do you vent to? who do you drink with? who do you get coffee with? who invites you into their family?…

now that you have the people in mind… how about this one? who prays with you?.. yes, with you? who lays their hands on you and asks the kingdom of God to be found in you?

here’s my deal…

i, you, we… need to be people that pray… and actually pray… for ourselves, with our wives, with our friends. you need to pray with the people around you… we need to fight against the selfish thats within together… we need to put our armor on… and help our friends put theirs on… and remind them that their armor needs to be on.. 

when we go to battle with no offense or defense - we’re stupid to think that we’ll have victory…

so stop doing it alone.

stop trying really hard.

pray with each other.

invite the heaven into the world around you.

be people of depth - not stretched out and shallowed… (hence the underpants)

live in the reality that the Kingdom of God is more than a novel… that it’s power to claim in Jesus’ name… because it is.

Jesus’ invitation is always available. he always welcomes us in… it’s time we begin to welcome him into our mess and cultivate some honest relationships with the people around us…