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I’d hate having the last name Jones. McKibbon is bad enough. I get McGibbon, McRibbon, one time I even got MacIbone, Whatever. But imagine the last name Jones?
I’m sure many of you know people with that last name and I am sure that they are fine, upstanding people… but these are the people that we are apparently always trying to be like. “Gotta keep with the Jones’!” Who were these first Jones’ anyway and why were they so amazing?
Regardless, there is this pressure in our society to always be worried about how we are perceived and how we ‘look’ in other people’s eyes. Media convinces us that the car we already have, the house we already own, the clothes we already wear, and the job we currently go to everyday are inferior to what OTHER people have.
Sorry to tell you but this is nothing new. Paul told a church in Galatia “do your own work well and then you will have something to be proud of. But don’t compare yourself with others. (Galatians 6:4 CEV)” Be proud of who you are, and what God has already given you. I’m sure that if you WERE the Jones’, you’d probably wish you were the Smith’s, the Thompson’s, or the Johnson’s… no offence to any of these families either. I’m sure you’re nice people too.
At least that’s how I see it.
Craig
I can picture it now… the wife standing in front of the television during that final minute of the third period… goalie pulled… breakaway… “Do you love me?” Aaarrgghhh!!!
Okay, maybe that’s a little extreme but let’s be realistic… Do we really believe what we say when it comes to our spirituality? We may hear or say terms like ‘loving God’ and ‘loving Jesus’ or ‘living for Jesus’ but when it comes down to it, do we really live up to those words?
I may step on some toes here (and I’m not light) but when I think about following God, I think he’s a little more concerned about the motivation of our hearts than the words that we can use to try to appease him. Jesus said in Matthew 15:8 that there are people who honour him with their lips but their hearts are far from him.
I think a lot of people think God is some cosmic force off doing his next thing not caring about us or what we are going through. Personally, I think God is not in ‘front’ of the television but rather sitting ‘beside’ us wanting to share in the experience with us. He may be ‘silent’ but his love for us ‘screams’ everywhere around us. Why don’t we try turning the ‘television’ off in our lives and take some time with him instead. I think we’ll be surprised what we may find out.
At least that’s how I see it.
Craig
