Ain't Nobody Got

How many of you reading this saw the title and immediately though "Ain't Nobody Got Time For That?" Yeah, well, me too...but that's not at all what I'm writing about. The full title for this post should technically be "Ain't Nobody Got it All Together." But let's take care of an important, pressing current issue first: (hint: not Miley Cyrus) the Dawgs beat Carolina! Yay! A little update on my life - this week has been going great. I'm trying to be more intentional with my friendships and invest more time in the lives of the people around me that I really do care about (even though sometimes I may not directly tell people that). Also, I started work this week - fun stuff. But for real, it's not too bad. The shifts definitely aren't as long for this job as my other. I also went to this place downtown called The Globe on Monday night for the Italian conversation table, so that was both very rewarding and challenging (the goal is to only speak in Italian, and mine is very broken compared to some of the professors...as you can probably imagine). 

But back to the topic I wanted to talk about for this post - Ain't Nobody Got It All Together. I was mulling over this idea this past Sunday at church. I know when I was growing up, I would hear stories about (and this would even happen in my family) the family who would be in the midst of a fight or going through a tough time, but when they go to church, they act like they've got it all together, like it's all good. My question - WHY?

Shouldn't (out of all places we go) the church at least be the ONE place we can be ourselves, where we can be REAL with other people. I mean, come on, at some level we're all struggling or going through something, so why can't we be open with other believers and maybe find some healing or receive words of wisdom in the midst of that struggle.

Are we too afraid of being judged? 

Are we more content in fooling ourselves?

Are we afraid our problem is too big for God?

Is it one of those things or is it something else entirely? Are we simply just afraid of being real in front of other people?

Well, I've got news. We're fooling ourselves if we think we're fooling others, and surely if we think we're fooling God. I've heard the phrase that the church is a hospital for the broken. That word "broken" isn't just for those who haven't received the gift of Jesus; it's for all of us: believers and nonbelievers alike.

I wonder what the church would look like if we began to just be real with each other?