from time to time me or joshua will post a few thoughts we have. feel free to comment and have your say. cheers!!!
I was listening to a song by a guy called david ford. he's amazing! check him out on youtube. the song he was playing was one called "state of the union" in which he talks about how our "Great Western Christian" society is nothing more than a selfish, blinkered, free for all where it's dog-eat-dog and me, myself, I.
this guy is not a Christian but he hits the nail right on the head! it's a shame that even we as Christians engage fully in this "survival of the fittest" mentality instead of "love your neighbour."
two lines really stuck out for me. one as a swear word in it so i'll change it but you'll still get the meaning!
"Come on, Jesus Christ, come back, all is forgiven. We are lost, we are lost, we are lost"
"What a model of Christian behaviour
Preach on with the message of "Go [screw] thy neighbour"
It's a shame, it's a shame, it's a shame"
there you have it..... the reason for my blog
if you would like to listen to it here's a link on youtube.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qv4QBRS-U50
so here's my response..... (hardly seems worth it now!)
IT’S A SHAME
In this world of “rip-off central” you can’t be original
It’s hard to be your own
In this world of “me, myself, I” it’s hard to be kind
So easy to disown
Why are all the best things so hard to find?
Why are all good things left so far behind?
In this world there is so much wasted potential. It is wasted because of pride, stubbornness and lack of humility. We put ourselves first and thus our selfish desires prevent others from reaching their full potential. Academically, sporting or otherwise. It’s a shame.
We all want to be the best and so we “can’t see the woods for the trees”. If we stood back encouraged others as well as striving to achieve our own goals then maybe society wouldn’t be as bad as it is now. Maybe we’d be able to say that our society is not just richer or more successful or better off than that of our fathers’ but is also happier, safer and more content.
It’s a shame.
Right now we live in a disposable society where nothing is made to last and no-one is happy with “hand-me-downs”. It has to be topshop/topman, d2, firetrap, quiksilver, billabong, Abercrombie & Fitch or Hollister. I mean nobody wants to be seen dead in George or F&F from Tesco and Asda!!!!
It’s a shame.
We are so caught up in today’s latest fashion that we neglect the work of our ancestors to get us to where we are today and don’t care about the future and what it will bring. We live for the moment and the weekend. Mon-Wed is spent talking about last weekend and Thursday and Friday, talking about what you’re doing this weekend.
It’s a shame.
We are old before our time but still live longer. We make more money yet the pensioners are poor. We know more about science and technology but still can’t find the answers to the tough questions. We take an “expert’s” word because the tv told us to instead of finding out for ourselves.
It’s a shame.
We are closer now than ever to the end but further than ever from God.
We have greater knowledge of created but less knowledge of the creator.
We know more about the finite but not so much of the infinite.
It’s a shame.
It’s a shame.
It’s a shame because that’s all we do….. we just say “it’s a shame”.
The bible teaches that “now is the day of salvation”. People have been blaming others for too long. Now is the time. Now is the change. Now is day of hope.
This is the generation of change. This is the generation of hope! The generation that settles for no less than the best, not in material but in the spiritual because the only thing that matters is the redemption of lost souls. The only thing that matters is Jesus. Jesus and his love for all mankind. Jesus and his coming judgement.
Time is short.
The day is at hand.
The time is now!
Don’t delay! There’s a field that needs harvesting but where are the workers?
It’s a shame that question even needs to be asked.
How will you answer it?
dave
