So I have been singing on stages for several years now. Currently I sing at Newspring and before this, I was a singer in the rock band Aerosmith. Just kidding, I was in a band called Honestly. Anyways, occasionally I would have this reoccurring dream and it goes something like this... I am up on stage, rocking my face off. The band is behind me, killing it. It sounds to me like it just might be the best rock show we have played thus far. Probably the best live rock show that has ever been performed. I don't think Aerosmith could play a better rock show. The lights are crazy, the sound is Thor-like... Then I notice everyone starting to laugh and there is obviously something on stage that is distracting the audience. "One of my toolbox band mates must be messing around or doing something stupid behind me to take away from this awesome performance of sheer rock anthem greatness." So just before I turn around and rein the band back into focus, I look down and realize I am not wearing pants. There I am, standing in a T-shirt and tighty-whities. "What! How could this be? I have put pants on my entire life and of all days, I had to go and forget to put them on today"...

Let's not read too much into this dream. I don't think this is one of those Joseph / prophetical dreams that God sent me; however, what I do get out of this dream is the following: If you go out in public without pants on you are stupid! A very strange thing happened this afternoon (no, the dream did not come true), I was reading in Colossians, chapter 3 and I came across this verse, "Therefore, as God's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience." And the verse goes on to say, "And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together." Then out of nowhere, my reoccurring dream came to mind. I choose to clothe myself, it is a choice. When I wake up in the mornings I can either put on my camo shorts or my Levis.

I see this scripture having the same application. I can choose whether or not, every morning to get up and clothe myself with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Sometimes I think, we as Christians, (at least I sometimes think this), that God will magically inspire me to be kind to someone when they cut me off on the highway. Perhaps He will magically inspire me to live life with humility and approach ever problem in my life with patience. But the simple truth is that we are human and our nature is to be rude, selfish and prideful. And the only thing that keeps us from acting that way is God's amazing grace and us putting our pants on one leg at a time, every morning.