Comic Relief

God does provide what we need, at just the right time, doesn't he? This afternoon I got my feelings hurt pretty bad by an email I received regarding something at church and I was definitely upset after reading it. So anyway, I knew I needed to pray. . .open my bible. . .work on my bible study. . .something to help overcome the very negative feelings I was experiencing. Well, God soon delivered the solution to my mood-laughter. It first appeared in the form of my Brady, oh my Brady. He is certainly a budding artist!

He has already been permanently banned from using markers but he found Peyton's stash and had a ball. I was so impressed at how nice and quiet he was playing by himself in the toy room, too!

So, my second form of comic relief came in the form of a blog I came to find via Travis Cottrell's blog (Beth Moore's worship leader). The name of the blog is "Stuff Christians Like" and it is laugh-out-loud funny. He's around my age so a lot of what he says I relate to and he's a smart aleck, like me, and I always appreciate a fellow smart mouth. The blog is basically a list of funny stuff Christians do or say or just funny ways of looking at things. I am adding his blog to my list here so you can check it out for yourself. So far he's up to #131 on the list and my favorite (of the ones I read) was "Booty, God, Booty." Funny, Funny, Funny and oh-so life applicable! So here it is:

In Atlanta, my favorite radio station is V103, the “People’s Station.”It's a hip hop station that plays mostly rap and R&B. The best part of V103 is their morning show. Everyday when I’m driving to work they do what they call an “Inspirational Vitamin.” They read a Bible verse and play a gospel song or a clip by a charismatic minister from Atlanta. I honestly find it to be an uplifting experience overall. The thing I find most interesting however is how they wedge the Inspirational Vitamin into their normal programming. What often happens is that right before they transition to the spiritual segment of the show they play some sort of booty song. Let’s say, “I’m in love wit a stripper.” Then they do the Bible verse and then they go back to booty music when it’s over. The essentially bookend the Inspirational Vitamin with booty, following a fairly simple formula – Booty, God, Booty.
It’s easy to laugh at how insincere that Inspirational Vitamin seems when it’s sandwiched between hardcore rap songs, but to do so misses the bigger point – we Christians often live our lives the same way. Maybe God is listening to the broadcast of my day and this is what he hears:
1. Quiet time in the morning. Read the Bible, prayer, give thanks.
2. Go into work and act completely different and disconnected from God.Come home.
3. Spend time with wife. Read the Bible, pray.

Chances are, that to many outside listeners, the format of my life is just as out of synch as the people station’s “booty, God, booty.” It might not be as graphic or as neon, but the juxtaposition between who I am when I’m in “God mode” and who I am when I’m in work mode is pretty substantial.
I know you’ve probably heard this a million times before from other Christian writers, but next time you transition between two parts of your day, think to yourself, “Did I just go booty, God, booty?”
If nothing else, it’s a fun phrase to say.

To be honest I can't wait for the time when I can say to myself, "Did I just go booty, God, booty?" Come on, Robyn, you know you want to say it!