We were leaving Brandi’s parents house the other day and Jonah really wanted to shoot a rabbit with his air soft pistol. So as we were leaving I saw a rabbit in the middle of the driveway.

I stopped, Jonah quietly got out and shut the door.

Now Jonah loves to hunt so he had no problem sneaking very close without scaring off the rabbit.

Brandi, Jada and I sat in anticipation in the 4runner waiting for the kill. He took aim, held the pistol tightly, pulled the trigger and ……nothing.

Jonah was so excited about what was going to happen that he forgot to load the gun.

We laughed at the situation, Jonah on the other hand was devastated.

I was thinking this morning about how often do we go into battle with our guns blazing but we dont have any ammo. As a follower of Christ we have to be prepared. Our preparation(ammo) is spending time reading the bible and seeking God. Thats how we are going to know His heart and what he wants for us. Pastor Craig Groeschel said this Sunday that “Boldness comes from knowing Christ”. How can we pray BOLD prayers if we dont even know what God wants for us?

If were planning on going to battle we better have some ammo.

Relationships grow in time. 1.5hrs a Sunday isn’t really enough time to grow that relationship. You’ll have some ammo, but not for long.

Go after God. Make time to pray and read. Turn off the tv or get up 15 minutes earlier. If its imprortant to you you’ll make time for it.

Lets do our best to be prepared and be fully loaded! Be BOLD!

J