Life Together

It’s a Tuesday morning and I’m sitting in my office thinking. Thinking can be dangerous you know! Come on, you know what I mean. My mind can wander to so many different places and with all that’s happened in 2020 it has taken me on a whirlwind of a ride already this morning. From last Sunday’s sermon, to a family that is hurting at the loss of a loved one, to wondering how the teachers and students are doing. I even pondered briefly what football was going to be like this Fall for our High Schools all the way through college to the NFL. What will fantasy football look like this year? Know this, it’s a dangerous thing to ask me what I’m thinking.
But one thing kept coming to the forefront of my thoughts. Do you want to know what it was…??? Well, I’m going to tell you anyway :^) FRIENDS!! That is what’s on my mind. Aren’t friends great (that’s more a statement than a question)!? What would we do with out them? Friends help us when we are down and celebrate with us during the joys of life. Man, I love the friends God has put in my life!
I have been blessed through the years to have great friends. And at this moment I have a couple friends going through cancer, another one going through depression, another one fighting addictions and yet another one who is searching for what’s best for his family. As you read this you can identify can’t you! You have friends who are hurting, searching, and depressed. We’re all in the same boat. Life is hard, life is tuff and life downright stinks sometimes. BUT, life is also fun, exciting, challenging and just outright good! Friends make life better no matter what is happening!
There is a song by Geoff Moore & The Distance called “Life Together.” It’s a great song and I would encourage all of you to listen to it (you can find it on YouTube, Pandora, Spotify etc.). Here is part of the lyrics:
It's life together
Together we live, together we walk
Together we stand, divided we fall
When you are weak, I will be strong
When I fall back, won't you pull me along?
This is life together, I'll stick with you through any kind of weather
Life together, it's meant to be forever and ever
In honor of the one who paid the price
His gift of love that gives us life
Together, I'll stick with you through any kind of weather
Life together, it's meant to be forever and ever
Let me put it this way, life is better together. I learned this when I was a kid playing “Cowboys and Indians” or football with those from my neighborhood. If life was good then, think how much better it is for us as adults. We’re stronger together! If you fall, I’ll pick you up. If I stumble you will be there to hold me up!
When we live life together this way, we will truly honor Jesus! He gave His life for us! He sticks with us through all kinds of weather.
Are you up for it?
Let’s do life together.