Kate Perry’s “Hot and Cold” makes me feel like I’m shopping in Express. (This is not a good thing.) However, Kate has taught me a lot. For instance, I owe my new understanding the nature of loathing to her. Let it not be said that I withhold credit from those who deserve it.
For months, I happily put “Hot and Cold” in the category of “Trash” and either rolled my eyes or laughed snobbishly whenever I heard it. Now, I can still laugh, but it has to be humble and sheepish laughter. This is because, honestly, my faith is little more than a flimsy, Kate Perry “Hot and Cold” type of faith.
Cause you’re hot then you’re cold
You’re yes then you’re no
You’re in then you’re out
You’re up then you’re down
You’re wrong when it’s right
It’s black and it’s white
We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up
(you) You don’t really want to stay, no
(but you) But you don’t really want to go-o
Ouch.
I think that almost sums up the strength of my commitment to Jesus right now. It’s one thing to read “ye of little faith” in the Bible and feel a slight stab of remorse, but it’s quite another to ridicule Kate Perry and then realize that she’s actually talking about you. Talk about humiliation. But, if that’s what it takes to wake me up, then bring it on. All truth is God’s truth, and even “Hot and Cold” can be a sanctification tool.
4 comments:
Interesting. A good thing to keep in mind!
I Googled C.S Lewis's poem The Apologist's Evening Prayer and stumbled into your blog. I could spend the afternoon here but must get back to my homework. I am in the PFM Centurion program. Thank you and I will be back.
haha, do you know, dear, that i was thinking the same thing just last week? convicting.
God works in the strangest ways. But it's so true.
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