This post is a reflection on my story of how I became a Christian, In essence there really is nothing wrong with the desire to enjoy life, make music, be famous or move to a new country, after all these are gifts given to us by God for our enjoyment and his glory,the problem is the motive in the heart, it occurs when we desire these things more than we desire God. This desire ends up becoming worship, sometimes as artists or (Fill in the blank) our hearts can meditate on the following thoughts,
I was born and raised in Zimbabwe, I knew God existed but never factored him much in my day to day life, you could say I was religious but did not have a personal conviction about God.
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The world promotes a craving for physical pleasure, pride in our achievements and possessions. You can find evidence for this by watching MTV for one day, maybe even half and hour in some cases. From MTV cribs to Making the Band with P Diddy there is a constant message in the media that motivates us to chase after the cars, the house, the lifestyle etc. In other words “the American Dream” meant happiness. But at what cost?
I remember in October 2004 when I heard the new release “Millionaire” by Kelis and Andree 3000, being a fan of electro beats this tune was explosive for me.As I began to listen to the lyrics I laughed because I actually woke up mad early that morning…but as the song progressed I took interest to the main message which was like a word to me. Now four years later I listened to the same song and thought about the lyrics, so have a listen to the song than read my thoughts from a few of the highlighted lyrics.
