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My husband and I have been watching the series Elementary. It's a modern take on Sherlock Holmes. It does a great job of combinding humor and crime, and we've been really enjoying it. 

In the show, Sherlock is a recovering drug addict. He has already been through rehab, and now has a sponsor and goes to meetings. 

Watching the show this evening, I was struck by something. Sherlock sends a text message to his sponsor. It simply says, "I'm struggling, meet me here." It shows his sponsor reading it, and immediately leaving to meet him. 

Wow! What if we treated Christianity this way?? 

What if we each had a mentor, and if applicable, were a mentor ourselves, and we had relationships with them like this. 

How do you think this would affect our walks with God, our relationships, our world? 

I think the results would be tremendous. 

I've read so many articles bashing the church. Some people will find fault in anything, but in some cases, the church (Christians) need to do a better job. 

I recently joined a new church, and the pastor there likes to talk about "living life together."

That's what people need. To live life together. They need 

And by recovery, I mean the human nature of sin. We all sin. We all struggle daily. Will it be so dramatic that we will need to text someone to come meet with us right away all the time? No. But we need to know that we have each other's backs. In essence we need "a person" 

                           

(I see this all the time. Grey's Anatomy?) 

And maybe it's more than just one person. But I hope you get the idea. Life is too short to not make time for what's most important. 

As Christians, our walk with God should be our number one priority. 

Can we not then make time to REALLY live life with our fellow believers. 

Do you have what it takes to get in the trenches with someone, and pray over them, dig into scripture with them, and fight the good fight with them?? 

Do you need someone to get in the trenches with you and pray over you, dig into scripture with you, and fight the good fight with you?? 

Let's open our homes, our lives and our hearts. The next time someone tells you of a problem they are having, don't just tell them you'll pray for them, do it then and there with them! 

For some reason, I've been thinking a lot about the early churches. Can you imagine what life was like for them? I think they clung to each other as they began living their new faith. 

They had worship in people's homes, they ate together, they REALLY did life together. Look at Paul's letters. He knew these people. 

What if that's what God is calling us to do? I'd ask you to pray about this with me. 

If there are no mentor/discipleship relationships in your church, talk to your pastor about it. 

What about a small group? Think outside the box on what God may be wanting you to do. I know I will be.