This is an actual email I received from an I.T. department I correspond with on occasion. Sounds like someone’s got attitudinal problem that might need adjustment!
Your email was received by the [deleted] I.T. department. Unfortunately no one is here to take your email. I am sure your problem is important. But unfortunately there is no solution to your problem. Give up. Stop trying. Pour coffee on your keyboard.
Poopy pants.
Filed under: Faith, Friends, God, Jesus, Legacy Fellowship, Ministry, Prayer, Religion, men's prayer | Tags: Cloverfield, Philippians 2:3
Today is Friday. It is a significant day in many ways. It is the end of the work week for me. It is the day new movies usually come out; I can’t wait to see Cloverfield next Friday. It is also the day that the men of Legacy Fellowship meet for men’s pray. I use the word “day” in this for instance very loosely since we meet at 6:30 am. The moon and stars are still out for crying out loud. But that’s okay.
I really like the prayer part of men’s prayer. I am not crazy about waking up to get there but I am getting used to it. Today I prayed for all of the church. I prayed for the leadership from the top to bottom. I prayed for each and every individual first and then for each couple as one. I think it is important to pray over marriages but this morning I just felt like each person needed to be covered in prayer. I know that Cheri and I have been going through some junk lately and we could sure use it. I have seen the tell-tale signs of stress creeping into my fellow staffer’s lives too. I know the devil is trying his hardest to keep us all down, discouraged and defeated. We haven’t given in and we won’t give in. Our God is bigger than that.
I needed prayer today. There is a lot of junk running through my mind that I need prayer for. But I am learning that when I need prayer the most I should pray for others more. I never feel closer to God than when I put my own cares aside and pray for someone else. Paul tells us, “with humility of mind regard one another as more important that yourselves” (Philippians 2:3). I know that the kingdom will benefit more from me praying for ten of my friends and fellow staff members than it will if I am just praying for my own junk.
Today my wife leaves for the good part of the weekend to hang out with old friends. I think that is great. I pray she has a great time. She needs time to get away, especially from me. But what the heck am I gonna do with myself? I will have the dog and house all to myself. I am going to be lonely.
I think I will watch the playoffs, some science-fiction and/or action movies and play hours of Halo 3. I think I will peruse around in my sweats all day long. I think I will not let a hair care product come within five feet of my head. I think I will eat ravioli straight out of the can and drink milk out of the carton. I might even drink some diet cola. Whoa! It’s going to be a crazy weekend.
