We all just wanna be rock stars???

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Love,
Stef

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OK...I only have a few minutes, because I have been sitting here longer than I should have already.  But I just had to take a minute to share this with you:

I was listening to the radio on my way home from work today.  I don't remember which station, but it was one of the pop/rock stations (yes, I listen to secular music on occasion....please don't bombard me with messages about the evils of non-Christian music!  I am getting to a point here!)  Anyway, this song comes on that I can tell is by Nickelback.  Nickelback is a rock group that, in my opinion, is pretty good, musically speaking.  But this was one I hadn't heard before.  So I turned it up and started listening to the words.  I was totally shocked by what I heard.  I am going to put the lyrics below, but please be advised THERE IS A CURSE WORD IN THESE LYRICS. 

"Rock Star" by Nickelback

I'm through with standing in line
to the clubs I'll never get in
It's like the bottom of the ninth
and I'm never gonna win
This life hasn't turned out
quite the way I want it to be

(Tell me what you want)

I want a brand new house
on an episode of Cribs
And a bathroom I can play baseball in
And a king size tub big enough
for ten plus me

(so what you need)

I'll need a, a credit card that's got no limit
And a big black jet with a bedroom in it
Gonna join the mile high club
At thirty-seven thousand feet

(Been there done that)

I want a new tour bus full of old guitars
And my own star on Hollywood Boulevard
Somewhere between Cher and
James Dean is fine for me

(So how ya gonna do it?)

I'm gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair and change my name

[CHORUS]
'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
Live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'as we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With the bleach blond hair
and well..
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I wanna be great like Elvis without the tassels
Hire eight body guards that love to beat up assholes
Sign a couple autographs
So I can eat my meals for free

(I'll have a quesadilla haha)

I'm gonna dress my ass
with the latest fashion
Get a front door key to the Playboy mansion
Gonna date a centerfold that loves to
blow my money for me

(So how ya gonna do it?)

I'm gonna trade this life
For fortune and fame
I'd even cut my hair
And change my name

'Cause we all just wanna be big rockstars
Live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'as we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With the bleach blond hair
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and
today's who's who
We'll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody's got a
drug dealer on speed dial
well..
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

I'm gonna sing those songs
that offend the censors
Gonna pop my pills
from a pez dispenser
Get washed-up singers writing all my songs
Lip sync 'em every night so I don't get 'em wrong

Well we all just wanna be big rockstars
Live in hilltop houses driving fifteen cars
The girls come easy and the drugs come cheap
We'll all stay skinny 'as we just won't eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest bars
In the VIP with the movie stars
Every good gold digger's
Gonna wind up there
Every Playboy bunny
With the bleach blond hair
And we'll hide out in the private rooms
With the latest dictionary and
today's who's who
We'll get you anything
with that evil smile
Everybody's got a
drug dealer on speed dial well..
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar
Hey hey I wanna be a rockstar

 

After listening to this song, I started thinking....does everyone want to be a rock star?  Is that the kind of life everyone wants?  "Everybody's got a drug dealer on speed dial"???? 

If Nickelback was trying to make the "rock star" life sound appealing, I'm afraid they failed miserably.  At least, as far as I can see.  Maybe this song was written tongue-in-cheek, but the fact of the matter is that most musicians (not just rock.....we're talking Pop, Country, Rap....all of them) do live this kind of lifestyle.  Some have sold their soul for the fancy house and the "fifteen cars".  Don't get me wrong....a nice house, fine cars, lots of money.....that all sounds good.  But at what cost?  Nothing in life is free.  Even salvation.  Salvation is free for US, but it cost God His only Son.  Everything has a price tag.  What good is it to have a "bathroom big enough to play baseball in" if you have to spend eternity in hell, where you will be begging for a single drop of water?  What good is a "credit card with no limit", if you don't have any peace or happiness?  What good is "my own star on Hollywood Boulevard" if my name hasn't been written in the Lamb's Book Of Life???

You see, I guess a few years back I finally grew up.  Not physically, but spiritually.  When I came back to the Lord, He gave me a whole new outlook on life and the things in it.  I realized that the THINGS that we chase after in this life, often bring us more pain and heartache than they are worth.  That's why, for the past 5 years or so, I have been more intent on becoming famous with Jesus.  I don't want fame or fortune down here.  Who needs a "brand new house on an episode of Cribs" when I have a MANSION in heaven, built just for me, that nothing in this world could ever compare to!!  Who needs "eight body guards" when I have the ultimate Protector and Advocate?  His name is Jesus, and He can protect me more than 1,000 bodyguards ever could!!  He protects me sometimes when I don't even know I'm in danger.  What bodyguard can see into the future???

So....."we all just wanna be big rock stars"???  Thank you, Nickelback, but no thank you.  Unlike you, I wouldn't "trade this life" for anything!  As a matter of fact....I think the words to the song need a little re-working.  How's this:

"God's Star"

I'm through with wasting my time
with a world I'll never fit in
It's like the bottom of the ninth
and in the end I win
This life has turned out
better than what I wanted it to be

(Tell me what you want)

I want the joy of the Lord 
and all His peace
And a heart big enough to fit everyone in
And a King for a father good enough 
to save a wretch like me

(so what you need)

I'll need a, a life that's an example
To show Jesus to everyone
Gonna join the mile high club
When Jesus raptures His church away

(Gonna really do that!)

I want a new desire to serve Jesus
And my name written down
in the Lamb's Book of Life
even though I'm so unworthy

(So how ya gonna do it?)

I'm gonna live this life for Jesus alone
For Him, I'd do anything!

[CHORUS]
'Cause we all should wanna be big God stars
Live in righteousness, love, and peace
The blessings come easy and the joy come cheap
We'll never be hungry, cause God gives us enough to eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest ways
Giving God our all, each and every day
Every good Christian's
Gonna wind up there
Every saved person
With room to share
and well..
Hey hey I wanna be a God star
Hey hey I wanna be a God star

I wanna be great like Paul and win the masses
Look at the world through rose colored glasses
Work for Jesus
He provides my meals for me

(I'll have a quesadilla haha)

I'm gonna dress myself
in godly fashion
one day go Home to my brand new mansion
Got a best friend that said He would never leave
nor forsake me

(So how ya gonna do it?)

I'm gonna live this life for Jesus alone
For Him, I'd do anything!

'Cause we all should wanna be big God stars
Live in righteousness, love, and peace
The blessings come easy and the joy come cheap
We'll never be hungry, cause God gives us enough to eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest ways
Giving God our all, each and every day
Every good Christian's
Gonna wind up there
Every saved person
With room to share
And we'll hide out in our private closets
Saying prayers that God will
always answer
He'll get you anything
if it's His will
Through prayer you've got 
Jesus on speed dial
well..
Hey hey I wanna be a God star!

I'm gonna sing those songs
That bless my sisters and brothers
Gonna be good and
love one another
Make Jesus the subject of all my songs
To minister to those who feel like they don't belong

'Cause we all should wanna be big God stars
Live in righteousness, love, and peace
The blessings come easy and the joy come cheap
We'll never be hungry, cause God gives us enough to eat
And we'll hang out in the coolest ways
Giving God our all, each and every day
Every good Christian's
Gonna wind up there
Every saved person
With room to share
and well..
Hey hey I wanna be a God star
Hey hey I wanna be a God star