The Cutting Edge Idol

Where is the headquarters of the person who sells the "cool factor"? Who is he, anyway? How is he or she, able to sell us on a product or an idea only to tell us months later that "where it was, is not where it is"? Who decided that jeans couldn't be dark and then about the time we got all our jeans washed out finally, they told us they weren't cool any longer, dark jeans is now, "what's happening". Then, if that wasn't confusing enough, about the time we bought new dark jeans, we were back to the faded jeans but now they had to be ripped in the knees. Man, you have to stay on the Internet constantly, just to keep up. Back to our question: where is the person who determines these things? Maybe it's movie stars or other celebs. If you notice , they will wear something, start a new rage and never wear it again. What is the deal? No matter, they are doing a very successful job and the masses are marching to their tune.



All that really doesn't matter much at the end of the day. However, if we aren't careful, as leaders in the church, we will succumb to the same patterns and find ourselves captured by a desire to be on the cutting edge at all cost. That's not necessarily wrong either unless, unless, we abandon our first pursuit of seeking God and wanting to know his will, and exchange it for, "what is the latest cutting edge thing in the pages of the latest preacher celeb magazine". We need to remember, most everyone is selling something.



If I could say one thing on this subject, it would be, back away, take a deep breath and get alone with God. Ask Him what he wants from you and what is the direction He wants you to take. It might not be in the direction of all the rest. It might not even be cutting edge. Ouch!!!! Would the Lord actually call me to do something that can't be looked upon as cool? Most of the heroes in the Bible were considered peculiar or different, but not necessarily cool.



Be bold enough to hear from God and follow the individual path He has chosen for you and your ministry. Relax, he will probably allow you to wear whatever jeans you like!