Don't be a zombie

The other day at my friend's house we were playing a variety of scenarios. Someone suggested we play the game they referred to as "Zombie Squad." I'm sure most of you have your own version of this game, but here's how my friend explained it to me...

Say you have 6-8 players, 2 or 3 of them are humans. If the humans are hit anywhere on their bodies, they become a zombie and immediately turn on the other humans. As for the rest, they are zombies, and THEY only die from a headshot.

Not a bad deal for the zombies, right? WRONG!

Zombies are limited. They can't run and they can't duck behind cover. They can only walk and stand upright behind objects (like trees).

So here's how it went down... Three guys immediately volunteered to be humans - leaving me and 4 other guys to be zombies. I just knew we were in for it. Can't run? Can't duck for cover? Crazy! And it was. As we walked into the play area (no larger than a small speed ball course), I was getting pelted repeatedly as they opened up on us. And like a bunch of idiots, we just had to take it. We were completely exposed and paying dearly for it.

As for the "humans," they hid nicely behind some good cover. Needless to say, we were annihilated. Oddly, I was the second to last zombie out as I took a hit to the back of the head - leaving a goose egg that stuck out a half inch.

Who's ridiculous idea was it to play this game? Oh, yeah, my buddy Adam's - who of course was the first to volunteer to be a human. Go figure.

So, what's the point? Well, I got thinking about that and realized many of us live our lives that way. We walk out into a firefight without any protection. Meanwhile, as the world pulverizes us, and we wonder why we are always in pain. We often don't have God's protection.

I don't use much body cover. I play in a t-shirt and camo pants. That means when I get hit, it hurts. God never wants us to live our lives like that. We are to put on the armor of God (Eph. 6:11-18). That way we are prepared for what the devil and the world throw at us.

Don't live your life like a zombie. Be active in your faith. Be strong and cover yourself with the armor that God made available to you. Read Eph. 6:11-18.