A world where people don't love you if you can't supply them with all the material things they need. A world where people marry just to get citizenship in a country. A world where the most educated aren't the ones given the best of jobs. A world where the television and internet are left to teach our children values. A world where the leaders of the church spend more money on church buildings than feeding the poor. A world where children receive guns before they receive a book to read. A world where in one half of the world people fight for an apple to eat while in the other we pick,choose and refuse what to eat. A world where we cry when we have no new clothes or shoes but some have never felt the warmth of a shirt and pants on their cold flesh. A world where politicians get increases in pay while the citizens are placed on wage freeze for years. A world where everybody proclaims they can't trust anybody. A world where girls value are always occupied with their looks and men flash money and drive fast cars and they feel the world belongs to them. A world where everybody complains but nobody tries to make actual changes. A world where you spend years studying and get turned for a job because of your skin tone. A world where people would rather read hours of gossip about celebrities rather than flip the pages of an inspirational magazine. A world where to speak up against wrong you are called a lunatic. A world where we will continue to fight each and everyday to make a better day.
Have you ever been to a church service and when the singers are singing you feel nothing? You can hear the words coming out of their mouths but they have no conviction whatsoever? Music is one of the most important parts of church ministry and if God isn't in it, it shouldn't be called Gospel music to begin with. Some singers in church sing for self! They know they are blessed with beautiful voices so they use the church to showcase it but it isn't about ministry. It is simply to let people know what they have going on. They stand before you and they have blank expressions on their faces, while they sing such powerful lyrics. They aren't moved by it but they somehow expect that the congregation will be. The next issue is that of the modern day Gospel music. Call me old fashion but it isn't my flavour at all. Why should I have to be wondering whether I'm listening to Gospel or I'm at a dancehall event? Why does the church have to change itself to resemb...
Nice article. Making me adopt a more grateful spirit.
ReplyDeleteBrotherly love is one thing that's definitely lacking and selflessness. This sinful world we live in.
.. our temporary home .8.
things here on earth won't get better just worse.
That is very true but we should stil try to improve the conditions in which we live in we shouldn't just leave it as is because we know we won't be here forever.
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