Idols

I was flipping through channels a few minutes ago and came across a music video on MTVU that looked interesting, so I stopped to watch some of it. I think it was supposed to be people talking about what music means to them. A couple of things said in the video really struck me.

One girl said "Some people believe in God; I believe in music. Some people pray; I turn up the radio."

A guy in the video said "Music is everything to me."

I mean, people say things like this about music all the time. I've heard it lots of times, but I've never really put too much thought into it. These people are worshiping the creation instead of the Creator. Music is their idol.

Before I start to sound judgmental, though, I have to admit that I sometimes do similar things. Not with music, but with other things. I'm probably too attached to my precious collection of books. I probably put too much of my identity in the fact that I'm a student, in my major, in the group of friends I'm part of, in worldly things that really mean nothing.

I don't have a hugely profound conclusion to draw or anything, except that I (and lots of other people) would be way better off if we would stop worshiping and putting our identity in things that don't matter and start to find our identities in Christ. For some reason hearing people say those things about music just hit me this time, and I wanted to get some of my thoughts out.

I'm not sure what I'm really trying to say in this post. I guess I just felt really bad about how those people had made music such an idol in which they find their identity and their life...what kind of life is that? It just seems kind of empty to have music be the main thing you believe in and find comfort and joy in. Music is good--but the one who gives the inspiration for its creation is so, so much better.