Just a little rant!

Have you ever noticed how sometimes songs that are joyful are sung like a dirge, we slow them down and pause long between the lines. If someone were to hear it they would probably say ‘Wow, those people are really sad about something’ not ‘Wow, that song has really encouraging and joyful words’.
Just take the song ‘I love to tell the story’. This song is an oxymoron. First it is centered on ‘I’ and not actually telling the story at all. If it were true that you liked to tell the story of salvation, you would actually be telling it, not singing about how you like to tell it. Why are we singing songs like this in the worship service?
When I say ‘Britney Spears’ you don’t think of a mother, a wealthy lady, a good singer, you think of a bald, foolish, indecent women. Do you see how people judge you by what you do, not who you are or what you say.
If you sing slowly they think you are sad. If you tell them all about how holy you are(and they know what you do isn't in line with what you say), they think you are piously stupid and proud. On the other hand if you help them when they need it, encourage them, always have a joyful attitude, even when things aren’t going well, they might actually pay attention to what you are doing and ask you why you live such a way.


We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labour prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 1:1-3