Have your worlds ever collided? I'm talking when the books you read intersect with the music you listen to intersect with the conversations you have with friends, and you find they are all point to the same thing: the thing which you are learning.
The Natasha I speak of is Natasha Bedingfield. I've got respect for this woman. And, I think she is the first celebrity that I've ever really prayed for with earnest.
Over the summer, my dear friend, Carrie, let me borrow, "Pocketful of Sunshine" from her. I was dazzled by the beats and arrangements, and then I began to listen deeper to the lyrics. This is when the collisions happened.
Collision 1: What causes someone to walk away from the faith?
On "Soulmate" Natasha sings,
Who doesn't long for someone to hold/
Who knows how to love you without being told/
Somebody tell me why I'm on my own/
If there's a soulmate for everyone
Woah...deep. Natasha is searching, I thought to myself. She needs Jesus!
Wikipedia tells me (under "Early Life) that she actually used to write songs for Hillsong London. Had she met Jesus before? Where is she at with the Lord now? Looking on the surface of her life- the rest of the lyrics, causes that she stands for, is there fruit of Jesus' touch in her life?
A topic I've been discussing with friends over the last few months.
2 Peter 1:3-15 does an awesome job of helping to approach this topic.
Collision 2: Women want and need men that are emotionally present!
One thing that really amazes me about Natasha is the way she sings about relationships- so real and honest about her thoughts.
On "Piece of Your Heart" Natasha sings,
When the craziness begins to get to me/
Just need a hand to hold, just be that somebody/
It's your tenderness that's gonna make it right/
I wanna piece of your heart, not a piece of your mind
She's saying she doesn't need so much a man that solves every single emotional problem in her life. Sometimes she just needs someone to be there for her and listen- to be the shoulder she can lean on. A topic that the incredible book, "
For Men Only" covers in chapter 2. This, too, is something that I've been talking with friends.
Perhaps I'm looking too deeply into this album. Or, maybe there are real issues that Natasha ponders with that we do as well.
So, Natasha if you ever read this, I pray that you would experience the power of Jesus' love in your life. Would you consider His love for you? He wants so bad to become your perfect soulmate.
Comments (3)
that's really interesting... I know that her brother does a lot of work with YWAM. Her other album is pretty spiritual too.Â
You want to be her soulmate
Just kidding. Great post - I appreciate it. Encouraging, candid, and thoughtful. For as much as we worship them, or criticize them, we really ought to be praying for people in the entertainment industry, to whom our hearts may go out. It is easy to forget that they're real people who need the Lord, and are not by any means beyond his reach. Thanks Amos!
Inspiring Amos. It's great to be reminded to look at the people before the art/talent. I like.
Francy
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