I GOT CONNECTIONS

Webster's Dictionary defines connections as the act of connecting; the state of being connected; causal or logical relation or sequence. Contextual relation or association; relationship in fact. A relation of personal intimacy, coherence, continuity; a link...

We all have connections to other people. Some connections are in fact deeper than others. Our connections exist for many reasons whether by blood relation, marriage, mutual friends, employment, church, school, Greek life, etc. We use these connections to advance ourselves whether for the purpose of obtaining employment, having our name added on to the VIP list at the club, or receiving a discount at our favorite store. We always seem to know just who to call for "the hook up" which is what we consider... networking :)

Sometimes, we get the big head about our connections. We think that certain associations guarantee us respect, rewards, and recognition. We believe that our connections entitle us to certain privileges. Some of us become entirely too arrogant & boastful about who we know, how close we are to who we know, and how long we've known them. We become so proud of our connections because it provides us with a status, makes us feel important and dare I say it -- some of us even feel that our connections make us better than others.

We invest so much time, energy and resources into our horizontal connections that we often times neglect our vertical connection. It doesn't matter if Oprah is our neighbor, or if Rachael Ray has personally cooked & served us a meal in our very own kitchen, or if President Obama himself is our homeboy...If we are NOT connected to the most high, all other connections are void/invalid. John 14:6 says, Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." Now that's what I call a connection!

I value my connections. I understand why being connected is important. More than anything, I am grateful for my connection to a higher power. I don't need Facebook or email to be connected to God. Sprint nor Verizon are necessary to connect me to Him because even when the power lines are down, our connection is still current. I don't have to be in a certain place at a certain time to meet or mingle with the right people because I'm always connected to the RIGHT ONE! He's my connection to that job I want, He's my connection to that home loan that I need. He's got a VIP list called the book of life & that's where I want my name to be written because the Psalmist says that everyone that shall be found written in this book shall awake to everlasting life.

With all of that being said, it is good to be connected to others & I take nothing from that. I simply hope that we remember that our focus and primary concentration should first be on our connection to Christ. If you really want to brag about who you know, how close you are, how you know who you know, and how long you've known them then it may be wise to get connected to the one who has ALL the connections ;)

I GOT CONNECTIONS! Who's in your network?!