Well, now that I know I have at least three people reading this blog, I guess I have to stay committed to it for my faithful followers! So here we go with post number two, only two days later! Not bad, if I do say so myself! Sorry about all the exclamation points, guess I'm just excited about this whole thing...
So since this blog is supposedly about waiting, I have been more conscious of the word in my every day life. Today, it just so happened that they played John Mayer's song "Waiting on the World to Change" on the radio while I was at work. As I listened to this song, I realized that the message of it is kind of a big downer. To prove my point, here are the lyrics to the song:
So since this blog is supposedly about waiting, I have been more conscious of the word in my every day life. Today, it just so happened that they played John Mayer's song "Waiting on the World to Change" on the radio while I was at work. As I listened to this song, I realized that the message of it is kind of a big downer. To prove my point, here are the lyrics to the song:
Me and all my friends
We're all misunderstood
They say we stand for nothing and
There's no way we ever could
Now we see everything that's going wrong
With the world and those who lead it
We just feel like we don't have the means
To rise above and beat it
So we keep waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
It's hard to beat the system
When we're standing at a distance
So we keep waiting
Waiting on the world to change
Now if we had the power
To bring our neighbors home from war
They would have never missed a Christmas
No more ribbons on their door
And when you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information, oh
They can bend it all they want
That's why we're waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
It's not that we don't care,
We just know that the fight ain't fair
So we keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
And we're still waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting waiting on the world to change
One day our generation
Is gonna rule the population
So we keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
Now, I have heard this song dozens of times, but I have never really put much thought into what the song actually meant. As I listened and read through the lyrics, I could not believe how negative it truly was. Now, I do not know whether or not John Mayer was being sarcastic or not, but it seems to me like he has given up. It seems as though he has been utterly defeated, recognizing that he does stand for something, yet there is no point in standing for what he believes, because it will not make a difference.
As wonderful as this song is, I do not think the message of it could be further from the truth. If we stand around and wait for the world to change rather than doing what we can to make a difference, the world would be a much different place. There are so many people from my generation that are currently changing the world through sticking by their beliefs and being proactive in making the world a better place.
I know that John Mayer was not coming from a faith based perspective, but I believe our generation of Christians are doing so much to live out their faith in a real and practical way. I know of countless people that I was friends with in college that are currently changing the world through working with students, serving God on the mission field, leading worship, or even simply taking the time to invest in their marriages. As Christians, it isn't necessarily the big things that change the world, but it is doing the little things that we have been called to faithfully day in and day out. If we really want to change the world, it comes down to living your life day in and day out with the resolve that you will stick to your beliefs and doing the little things right. If every Christian would stick to their beliefs without compromise, I think we would see the world become a much different place. So, in response to you John Mayer, I would like to say that I am not waiting: I am doing what I can to change the world now rather than letting it simply run its course.
We're all misunderstood
They say we stand for nothing and
There's no way we ever could
Now we see everything that's going wrong
With the world and those who lead it
We just feel like we don't have the means
To rise above and beat it
So we keep waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
It's hard to beat the system
When we're standing at a distance
So we keep waiting
Waiting on the world to change
Now if we had the power
To bring our neighbors home from war
They would have never missed a Christmas
No more ribbons on their door
And when you trust your television
What you get is what you got
Cause when they own the information, oh
They can bend it all they want
That's why we're waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
It's not that we don't care,
We just know that the fight ain't fair
So we keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
And we're still waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting waiting on the world to change
One day our generation
Is gonna rule the population
So we keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
We keep on waiting
Waiting on the world to change
Now, I have heard this song dozens of times, but I have never really put much thought into what the song actually meant. As I listened and read through the lyrics, I could not believe how negative it truly was. Now, I do not know whether or not John Mayer was being sarcastic or not, but it seems to me like he has given up. It seems as though he has been utterly defeated, recognizing that he does stand for something, yet there is no point in standing for what he believes, because it will not make a difference.
As wonderful as this song is, I do not think the message of it could be further from the truth. If we stand around and wait for the world to change rather than doing what we can to make a difference, the world would be a much different place. There are so many people from my generation that are currently changing the world through sticking by their beliefs and being proactive in making the world a better place.
I know that John Mayer was not coming from a faith based perspective, but I believe our generation of Christians are doing so much to live out their faith in a real and practical way. I know of countless people that I was friends with in college that are currently changing the world through working with students, serving God on the mission field, leading worship, or even simply taking the time to invest in their marriages. As Christians, it isn't necessarily the big things that change the world, but it is doing the little things that we have been called to faithfully day in and day out. If we really want to change the world, it comes down to living your life day in and day out with the resolve that you will stick to your beliefs and doing the little things right. If every Christian would stick to their beliefs without compromise, I think we would see the world become a much different place. So, in response to you John Mayer, I would like to say that I am not waiting: I am doing what I can to change the world now rather than letting it simply run its course.
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