Today at work I heard a song on the radio, a rap tune that went something like this
"I'm awesome...I've lived a fourth of my life...all of my friends I met online...I talk to myself on my Facebook wall...I'm awesome."
At first, it does sound kind of humorous. But when I think about it, it sounds like the anthem of the American college student. And it is a sad one. The singer says he's lived a fourth of his life. 25% is a huge percentage. And how does he know that he still has 3/4 of his life left? Maybe he only has one year, one week or one day. This is not the way I want to live my life.
I mess up and waste my time, but I don't want that to be my default mode.
What if we, as college students and young people, had this as our anthem:
I'm not awesome, but God sure is
He makes the difference and I want to follow Him
No more wasting time. I'm not gonna waste my life
chasing superficial things.
Cause Jesus is the reason I have my life
And I'm giving it to Him as a living sacrifice
I'm thinking there would be a huge difference in our culture.
