Hey guys! I hope everyone is having a good weekend so far! One of my favorite Christian rappers is Andy Mineo. His new album Heroes For Sale just came out last week and it is so awesome. The message he brings throughout his album is one of grace, forgiveness and talking about living unashamed of the cross. If you like rap, I highly recommend that you go listen to it! Anyways the reason why I'm bringing him up is because on his new album he has a song called " Wild Things" This song has opened up my eyes and heart so much to something that I had been avoiding.
Welcome to the church in the wild
I live with dudes haven't been to church in a while
I've chosen this lifestyle, you ever met my friends?
Porn stars, dope dealers, they like, "Why you chill with them"?
I thought you was a Christian? Yeah I'm on that team
But I'm with them cause my life's the only bible that they've ever seen
Some wanna be an earshot from the church bell
I wanna win souls, make gunshots in the worst hell
Telling 'em Christ became a curse for they sin with my words and my works
They won't come in? I'm bringing church to them
Yeah, that's why I live where I live
They say, "You acting cray, that ain't no place to raise your kids"
But um, if we ain't living it who else gon' show em
What a family supposed to look like instead of them broken homes
Gotta be living stones around where they getting stoned
Live and know Him, die to make Him known 'til He take us home, let's go
This is the first part of the song, and when I heard it I just had to pause and think. I feel like I completely went against what this song was saying. I'm always trying to stay away from the people that are into drugs, or living these sin filled crazy lifestyles, but I'm starting to think that's not right. These were the thoughts going through my head and I started to become confused, so I took it to the one place I knew I would find answers. The Bible.
It's amazing how God works because I instantly found this verse.
"Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?" On hearing this, Jesus said, "It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. But go and learn what this means: "I desire mercy, not sacrifice. "For I have not come to call the righteous, but the sinners." Matthew 9:12-13
All of my confusion and doubt was stopped right here. Jesus ate with sinners, he accepted them he loved them and called them, because they were the ones who needed saving. If this is what Jesus did then we are supposed to do it to. I started to fill kind of disappointed with my self for not living like this, but then I realized that God brought this to my attention for a reason, and I believe that that reason was for me to realize that I'm supposed be a living stone, not just around lukewarm Christians, not just around unbelievers, but around everyone. Drug dealers, addicts, cheaters, liars haters, everyone! Although I felt conviction I started to feel grateful and blessed that God loves me enough to bring something to my attention and guide me along the path of light and righteousness that leads to him. It was a really great experience for me because I became humble knowing that I'm not perfect and make mistakes but there's forgiveness and that is so awesome. The lesson I've learned from all of this is that it's time to go where the Wild things are. It's time to step out of my comfort zone and put my self in places where people don't even know what the Gospel is. By doing that not only am I spreading the good news of Jesus Christ, but I'm showing people who are lost and broken, what a life with Christ looks like. I hope you guys can take something from this like I did. I'm so blessed and happy it came to my attention, and I am ready to start going where the Wild Things are. Are you?
Love,
Sofia
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