If you all know me, you know I’m one of those white guys that loves rap, but I don’t like just any kind of rap; I love Christian rap. Lecrae, Trip Lee, and Flame are my favorites just becuase they are so godly and so theological in all of their music. In Lecrae’s newest CD “Rebel” he has a song called “Don’t Waste Your Life” and everytime I listen to the second verse I am just floored by how ridiculous I am when it comes to serving the greatest thing that has happened to me. The second verse goes like:
Suffer
Yeah do it for Christ if you trying to figure what to do with your life
if you making money hope you doing it right
because the money is Gods you better steward it right
stay focused if you aint got no ride
your life aint wrapped up in what you drive
the clothes you wear the job you work
the color your skin naw we Christian first
people living life for a job
make a lil money start living for a car
get em a house a wife kids and a dog
when they retire they living high on the hog
but guess what they didn’t ever really live at all
to live is Christ yeah that’s Paul I recall
to die is gain so for Christ we give it all
he’s the treasure you’ll find in the mall
Your money your singleness marriage talent and time
they were loaned to you to show the world that Christ is Divine
that’s why it’s Christ in my rhymes
That’s why it’s Christ all the time
my whole world is built around him He’s the life in my lines
I refused to waste my life
he’s too true ta chase that ice
heres my gifts and time cause I’m constantly trying to be used to praise the Christ
If he’s truly raised to life
then this news should change your life
and by his grace you can put your faith in place that rules your days and nights.
The part that really gets me is: “Your money your singleness, marriage, talent and time they were loaned to you to show the world that Christ is Divine”. How often do we take a step back, see what God has given us and thank Him? We, especially as Americans, take so much for granted. We have clean water that we can get from a sink. IN most countries to get clean water you have to get bottled water or walk for miles to get it and yet we complain when we have to get up to get a drink. We have hot water to use for 15, 20, 30, or even longer showers. Most people don’t get hot showers and if they do not for that long. And yet we complain if someone flushes the toilet or turns on the sink water when we are in the middle of our shower and we get a little uncomfortable. One more example is, especially for me, I am single, and I would love to date a really godly girl, and since I don’t have one I complain. I think that since I “do so much for God and His kingdom” I, for some reason, deserve to have this. Wow! How selfish am I to even think that!!!
