Recently someone showed a few clips of a Christian documentary about music. When I first heard about I had no interest because I thought it would just be telling me how's all music that isn't Christian Music is Satan's music. After a few short minutes of putting up a pitiful fight (I wasn't really trying), decided to take a gander. As I watched the clips I was (internally) shocked that I was actually very interested.
The video talked about how we connect with music and how there is so many spiritual connections within music. It was speaking about secular music, particularly rock music, but it makes me wonder about Christian music. The film suggested that there is something deep within each of us that is able to connect with music. Judging by history, great music writers of the past and present as well as almost every teenager today, I have to agree. This got me thinking...
I am sure that the producers of the film wanted me to think about all reasons why I shouldn't listen to secular music, specifically rock, a.k.a. 'Satan's music', but I went the opposite direction. I have been contemplating Christian music, more specifically worship music.
A few years ago (about 10), a song came out about the hart of worship. The song was good, but the story behind the writing of the song was inspirational. It was about a church that decided not play music for worship and just seek God (did I mention they had no music?). During that time the song was written. I remember a lot of people would teach about how worship is not about music but its about God. Don't get me wrong, I agree that worship is about God and God alone, but (there's always a 'but') I am beginning to realize how important the music is.
Over the last few months I have been noticing how when I have worship music playing I am more apt to enter into God's presence. Or how when a song of praise comes on my spirits are immediately lifted. So, I have come to the conclusion that is the experience of music one of God's many ways of interacting with us and the music is worship, thus we have no need to get rid of it.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Rebellion
So many times I have heard people say either directly or indirectly that they want to be a rebel. Sometimes they don't even have to say it because I can tell by the way that they act that they want to be a rebel; these are typically the people who do exactly the opposite of what it asked and look you in the eye and smile while doing it. I don't completely understand this, yet.
Recently, I was talking with a teenager (for some reason I think that people who are in junior high, high school and college seem to want to rebel against something the most) and the statement came out of her mouth that she doesn't do her homework or listen to her parents simply because she doesn't want to do what they want, she wants to do what she wants. I am pretty sure that she only wants to do things her parents don't want her to do. She wants to do well in school, but it is as if since her parents want that also, she suddenly doesn't. I don't get it. I think it is partially a result of our tolerance society that allows us to hold onto many conflicting beliefs. But I think there is more to it than that.
I am beginning to think that the idea of independence/being an unique individual has gone too far. Everyone wants to be their own person and never wants to conform. . . to anything. The problem is that in trying to find our own individuality we end up trying to become someone else that already exists. For instance, in the process of becoming an unique individual this girl who has decided to rebel against her parents has become just like her friends. I wonder what is next, will she rebel against her friends and then become like her siblings? Its all rather cyclical.
So now what? We have a problem: we rebel against someone in order to be our own person but in the process we become someone else that surrounds us. So what is the solution?
Webster defines rebellion as:
"1: opposition to one in authority or dominance 2 a: open, armed, and usually unsuccessful defiance of or resistance to an established government b: an instance of such defiance or resistance"
What if we were to take rebellion into the spiritual realm and do it in a God honoring way? What I am saying is that maybe we should all rebel against Satan. We should oppose him, defy him and resist him. I think that if we were to do this than we would take on a new identity, that being the identity of Christ. As we take on the identity of Christ, I believe that we would all find our own uniqueness in Him.
My new plan is to rebel against Satan.
Just a thought...
Recently, I was talking with a teenager (for some reason I think that people who are in junior high, high school and college seem to want to rebel against something the most) and the statement came out of her mouth that she doesn't do her homework or listen to her parents simply because she doesn't want to do what they want, she wants to do what she wants. I am pretty sure that she only wants to do things her parents don't want her to do. She wants to do well in school, but it is as if since her parents want that also, she suddenly doesn't. I don't get it. I think it is partially a result of our tolerance society that allows us to hold onto many conflicting beliefs. But I think there is more to it than that.
I am beginning to think that the idea of independence/being an unique individual has gone too far. Everyone wants to be their own person and never wants to conform. . . to anything. The problem is that in trying to find our own individuality we end up trying to become someone else that already exists. For instance, in the process of becoming an unique individual this girl who has decided to rebel against her parents has become just like her friends. I wonder what is next, will she rebel against her friends and then become like her siblings? Its all rather cyclical.
So now what? We have a problem: we rebel against someone in order to be our own person but in the process we become someone else that surrounds us. So what is the solution?
Webster defines rebellion as:
"1: opposition to one in authority or dominance 2 a: open, armed, and usually unsuccessful defiance of or resistance to an established government b: an instance of such defiance or resistance"
What if we were to take rebellion into the spiritual realm and do it in a God honoring way? What I am saying is that maybe we should all rebel against Satan. We should oppose him, defy him and resist him. I think that if we were to do this than we would take on a new identity, that being the identity of Christ. As we take on the identity of Christ, I believe that we would all find our own uniqueness in Him.
My new plan is to rebel against Satan.
Just a thought...
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