What's going on in the Ladies Room?!

There is something about women that men cannot and will not understand. I don't really understand the why's either, to be honest, but the fact is this: women friends chat about real life in the ladies room.

Secretly, I think men are terrified when they see their wife slip off to the restroom with a friend. First of all, there's the delay involved. Yes, our conversation will be extensive and we will be M.I.A. until our situation is either resolved or, at the very least, verbalized and dissected. Secondly, we may return from the restroom upset but we don't want you to notice. Our emotions have been purged and we prefer for you to ignore the obvious and tell us how much you missed us while we were gone. Thirdly, because men tend to avoid chit chat in public restrooms, they believe our discussions must be of dire importance. Relax, men. This is not necessarily the case. Real life is neither critical or whimsical~ it's cyclical. It just depends. For instance, if we're at a Kenny Chesney concert, we go together because we don't want to be bored. If we go during a double-date, we might be talking about you. (Sorry, I'm just sayin'...)

The reason WHY depends on the situation...

The point is this...the venue is unimportant. So what if there's multiple stalls, two sinks and an annoying hand dryer? Find a place and get real with someone. Confide, share and talk.
Many churches strongly urge their parishioners to become involved in small groups and it's not because the church is attempting to distance themselves from the responsibility of ministry. Smaller, more intimate settings give us the opportunity to truly connect with other people. The reality is that most of us don't have a Pastor at our fingertips to guide us, support us, offer accountability, etc. but a small group of people or even ONE person can be what's missing in your spiritual walk. Have you prayed for God to show you who might be your prayer partner(s)?

Like a real talk between friends in the bathroom, we need real talks with our sisters in Christ (and the men in our lives need it, too!). Since the very early church, cell groups were encouraged to break bread together, share their faith and have fellowship.  Sisters, my prayer for you today is that you become connected with another believer. God will do some amazing, powerful work in our lives when we do.

Acts 2:46-47
Day after day they met as a group in the Temple, and they had their meals together in their homes, eating with glad and humble hearts, praising God, and enjoying the good will of all the people. And every day the Lord added to their group those who were being saved.

Amen!
Be blessed!

Amy