Piggy backing on my last post, I’d like to talk about a personal
desire I’ve been wrestling with recently. There have been days in the last few
months where I’d simply like to crawl out of my own skin. Not due to
self-hatred or insecurities, rather a longing for the chance to rid myself of
my preconceived notions, beliefs, opinions and other people’s preconceived notions,
beliefs, opinions that have affected me.
B.o.B’s last verse in “Excuse Me” sums up a lot of the
feelings I have toward this topic (listen to the full mixtape here):
“We live in a state of confusion
I hear what they say on the news
They usually just laying a blueprint
Used to create a delusion
Movies to sway your conclusion
Used to delay your awakening
Steady creating illusions
Clues to mistaken the truth with
No sense debating with fools
Who put all of their faith in the skewed philosophy
With situational views
Too many saviors to choose
I stare at the face of the moon
Too much information
Too many equations
It's too complicated to prove
Stories portrayed we consume
Like thanksgiving tables of food
I'm sorry not sorry
I ain't in the mood
To dress up and play in this room
You can judge me and say that it's cruelty
I see the chains and the whip
I just don't mistake it for jewelry”
It’s emotionally and physically exhausting to carry the burden
of so many viewpoints. Therefore, when I feel particularly “heavy”, I attempt
to find peace in living out John 3:30…
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