Lap Sit

Crazy Days - Consumed with packing in people – concerts, clubs, churches-pews, bathrooms, phone booth – A college fad in 1959 as many as 25 students have gotten "all or part" of their bodies into a standard phone booth

Embarrassing story – There was a woman in our church a wonderful ballet dancer. We had written a Christmas program and she was a main character which she danced throughout. Her name was Judy Lapp. In front of the church annual business meeting, I proudly exclaimed “…there’s nothing better than to have Judy Lapp dance…”

Close – Streaming Memories and Thots
· Last nite seeing my son and his cousins all piled in the chair together kinda wrestling, kinda watching tv, kinda just hanging out
· My daughter and her friend snuggled close in the car coming home the other nite from a triathlon
· Pack a pew seeing family and friends and youth crammed in a church pew
· Sitting in your dad’ lap as a child watching tv or just enjoying his company
· With Jennifer in the love seat
· My daughter sharing front seat w/ a friend in the Jeep
· My children in my lap falling asleep watching tv
· My children in my lap as babies
· Sitting behind the wheel of the car as a child
· When you sat in the lap behind the controls and felt like you were the one driving and in control
· Snuggling in front of the fireplace

My Definition Lap Sit - It is a pure picture of oneness, closeness, fellowship, love, desire, and comfort. It is sitting close, it shows the right, privilege to come near – invade space - sharing space– be close – intimacy – no personal boundaries – relaxed, restful, playful, no fear, innocent, love language of personal touch, too bad and sad that it is often inappropriate, because of lap dancing, sex offenders, abuse, horrible fathers and connotations

Devotional Thot - Sitting close to the master – check out the verse (below Rev 3:21) – the King of the universe, Father God, Creator, inviting us to sit with Him on His throne, the best chair of all, the Father of us all, calling us as individuals, His children to come, not just next too, along side, around, but with, shared! How cool, close, shared, personal, real, loving, incredible, what a picture!

Revelation 3:21
To him who overcomes, I will give the right to sit with me on my throne, just as I overcame and sat down with my Father on his throne

Questions to ponder
Have you been invited to sit?
How close have you been with the Master?
Is it something you look forward too?
Can you sense Him drawing you?
Will you invite others?

Other Famous Lap uses in Scripture

Luke 6:38 (good)Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

Judges 16:19 (not so good)Having put him to sleep on her lap, she called a man to shave off the seven braids of his hair, and so began to subdue him. And his strength left him.

Applications –
· Be a better father
· Draw near to God… Hebrews 10:22
· Make the most of every opportunity…Colossians 4:5
· Come as a child… Matthew 18:2-4
· Enjoy the time with spouse, children, and family
· Be thankful, grateful, to God for sharing, providing, access
· Think about these things… Philippians 4:8