Sunday night the 2 main TV events were hilariously at odds with each other. First was the "Compassion Forum" discussions with Obama & Clinton where they fielded questions about faith, compassion, Darfur, AIDS, etc. and tried to prove that each of them was the only one who was the most...whatever. It was really just a continuation of the previous umpteen debates and forums that have taken place this long, long political season. Snipe, stab, innuendo, veiled accusation. "A vote for me will take you into the promised land."
The other event was the grand finale of Rock of Love 2 where aging rock star Brett Michaels picks the chick who will be his one true "Rock of Love". (This out of a gaggle of 20 women of questionable values who fought for his attention.) Obviously it didn't work out for Brett the first time around on ROL 1! "When at first you don't succeed" I guess.
It was overwhelming in it's ickyness factor. I'm not just saying that because I'm a Christian. I'm very certain the previous me would have felt the same way, and I was an L. A. rocker chick. I did have some sense of values though, however minimal. And trying to out-skank a bunch of other girls for one (old) guy with a hair weave was not what I would have considered cool!
What the heck does all this say about our culture? It is so schizophrenic. We're intellectual. No wait, we're debauched. No,no, intellectual. Uh, uh, can't we be both? Such is the fruit that the 60s has produced in America. (Well actually the Enlightenment had a lot to do with it also!) It reminds me of something I saw on Discovery Channel a couple of weeks ago. A young man who worked in a business environment and wore a suit to work everyday had a very different "suit" under his clothes. His body was covered with tattoos with the exception of his face, neck, hands & feet. He explained how great it was that he could be one person at work and another "wilder" person away from work. He could live both of the lifestyles he wanted.
King Solomon said in Ecclesiastes 6:7 "All people spend their lives scratching for food, but they never seem to have enough." (NLT) It seems that this is true of the hunger for power or for love or acceptance. No amount can ever satisfy us. Whoever ultimately wins the White House will never be fulfilled unless their life is given to God. Whoever ends up with Brett Michaels, and he himself, will never feel truly loved until they fall in love the only true Rock Of Love, the God who created them. True acceptance ultimately doesn't come from within or from society but from becoming a part of God's family because that is where we all really belong.
This week I think I'll poke around inside my heart to see what areas I'm trying to satisfy with worldly ambitions and desires. I'm sure there's some and if I ask my Rock to show me, I know He will. King Solomon also said "Look straight ahead & fix your eyes on what lies before you. Mark out a straight path for your feet; then stick to the path & stay safe. Don't get sidetracked; keep your feet from following evil ." (Prov. 4:25-27 NLT) And that is what I will endeavor to do.
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