Monday, March 07, 2005

Anyone looking for a wife?

How many of you have had someone set you up or have had someone offer to set you up? Well what if you decided that you would place the job of finding a wife for you. What if you gave them a clear outline of how to find you a wife and they took it, tweaked it, and delivered their strategy as follows:
First, we’re going to approach someone on the street, at work, or at school and ask her if she is a Gainey (using my own name. You’re welcome to replace Gainey with your own name). If she says no, we will invite her to a building where no one actually lives, but a place where Gaineys get together and talk about being Gaineys.
She’ll come to the building where she will walk through the front doors and be greeted by a friendly stranger who will hand her a type printed list of what the Gaineys will be doing for the next hour. After she receives the printed to do list, she’ll be led into an elaborate living room that looks to be a cross between a theatre and a courtroom. She’ll be seated and the Gaineys will play music while she sits and waits for the happenings to begin. We won’t allow her to talk or ask questions in the meeting although she will be expected to sing along with the Gaineys as they sing songs she doesn’t know. Between songs, all the Gaineys will close their eyes and someone will talk to someone whom she can’t see, but all the Gaineys are sure is present. Then, the climax of the event will be her opportunity and privilege to listening to one of the Gaineys give a speech about being a Gainey and why anyone present who is not a Gainey should become one. After the speaking Gainey is finished, he or she will ask if anyone would like to be a Gainey. If she accepts the invitation, she will be asked to come to the front of the living room where someone will kneel down with her and speak to the invisible Gainey. She will be asked to verbally speak to the invisible Gainey herself and tell him she wants to be a Gainey.
If she does not accept this opportunity to become a Gainey, she will be told that she will be thrown into a fire where she will burn for all eternity.
I don’t think my friends would be too affective at finding me a wife with this plan. So why is this our plan for finding a Bride for the King of Kings?
Therefore GO (Not "Wait on them to come.") and MAKE DISCIPLES (Not "Chapel guests.") of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19)


My wife became a Gainey because a Gainey was interested in her even before she thought about becoming a Gainey; a Gainey cared about what made her laugh, what made her cry, what made her angry, what made her feel peaceful, joyful, even restful. I didn’t promise her a future full of bliss and heaven, or even warn her that life without me would be hell; I simply cared and she learned to love me too and wanted to be a Gainey. “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5: 8) NIV. Now there’s a plan for finding a bride, even a bride for the King of kings.

Many Blessings,
Johnny

2 comments:

Kathy said...

'She will be asked to verbally speak to the invisible Gainey herself and tell him she wants to be a Gainey.'
You made me laugh out loud and contemplate silently.
Brilliant.
http://kathysbligityblog@blogspot.com

Daniel said...

Johnny (or CAPTAIN GAINEY): I love your messages, man! You just throw everything out there without worry. You don't come up with 50-cent words to confuse people and you don't "dance" around the points of your message in an effort to sugar-coat what it is that you're getting at. It's BOLD and we need that. We need more leaders out there like you who tell people how things REALLY are instead of treating issues like the elephant in the living room that no one wants to pay attention too,patting everyone on the back like nothing is wrong. You are awesome!- Daniel