So currently I am sat in a Starbucks in Plymouth, being that guy i the coffee shop who has a mac, coffee and is almost definitely throwing some extra long stretches out the so people look in my general direction to get the idea that I am writing something really important..... (joking on that last bit.... apart from me stretching loads..... it feels awesome!!) anyways little did the people of this guessing world know that I am in fact writing my blog!!
But yeah I was looking around the mighty Plymouth for something interesting to write about and all of a sudden a group of 3 university students sit down on the seats next to me and bring a mighty topic into the room which actually stuck out like a sore thumb, they were talking about the traditional Christmas story but theirs was had a twisted view to it.
It went like this.... Christmas, Jesus was born, He grew up, He died and no one cares..... Joseph on the other hand gets murdered and then the whole community kicks off... There were some ruder parts in the story but overall their views on it were quite off the original story.
We all know how it goes and what the outcome is but for these three people they will have Christmas and not even raise a glass to the Lord and Savior of the world. Now to me it got my blood pumping quite a bit and I went over to them and asked some questions and tried to engage their thoughts on the topic.... They weren't having it, I can't quite remember the last time I was called a Bible basher but today that timer is reset as I was called it over and over.
It was probably one of the most demoralizing conversations that I have had in a long time, but to take the positives out of it at least they saw something in me that made them call me that. I didn't go across with any other motive than to just pick their brains a little but left feeling as if I had been told off for something that I didn't do.
Still this is the direction that this world is going in, where people can be lectured for having a believe and even for just having a little faith in something. Where we will be mocked for thinking that our overall existence is suppose to be more than this. I refuse to accept that this is the overall plan that God has for me and for everyone in this world, we were not made this way. His image has been distorted for our needs and wants. Instead of putting Gods wants and needs first we have sought the comfort of our minds instead of our hearts.
There is a crazy thing one of the men said to me "I refuse to call it Christmas because that would be giving a lie way to much credit." I sat there looking at him and asked why? What was his reasoning behind it? Wanting just a little of information so I could understand where this hatred had come from.
I got nothing.
They left with me feeling like I had just been through a battle which I never had a chance of taking any ground in.
So I am still here in Starbucks, feeling wounded but feeling more inspired to expect change in this world. It confirmed my thoughts on this world having to change, it will never be any better until this city, nation and even the whole world gets on its knees and prays.
The way to cure the worlds diseases, stop the worlds wars, shelter the worlds poor and humble the worlds rich is to get on our knees and pray.
Thats where my inspiration is coming from today and hopefully forever......
Thanks.
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