Uncomfortable

I listen to hip-hop, believe it or not. I know I don't look like a guy who would listen to that kind of music. Justin's so boring. Justin's so serious. Justin only listens to jazz or classical music. SURPRISE!

Hip-hop is probably the last genre anyone choose to be "Christian". But I'm about to surprise you with an artist, who I think is pioneering into the hip-hop industry. ANDY MINEO: caucasian, italian rapper from NYC. I know what you're thinking. Christian rap? That must suck. "Christian" anything is mediocre, if not horrible.

Side rant: that's something that bothers me to this day. If we've been gifted and enter the fields where God wants us to be, then we should be excelling and representing the kingdom. We should be the best if God's on our side. I think there are Christians who are trying to bring the "Christian genre" into some aspects of life when they shouldn't be (because they're doing it poorly). But again, I digress.

Andy Mineo just recently came out with his second album. It's sick. I was listening to it all week while studying. But anyway, I was listening to his first song titled "Uncomfortable". And it spoke so much truth to me.

To put it in a nutshell, Mineo raps about one of America's biggest issues. We seek to live as comfortably as possible. And there's nothing wrong with relaxing and resting. But there's a time to work hard. And there's a time when we are blessed to rest in Christ.

I love the beginning of the song. It starts with these words.

Nobody told me you could die like this

Nobody told me you could die from bliss, yeah

As these lyrics go on you'll notice that the major chords change into an erie minor chord. Essentially, Mineo addresses the issue in America. We seek to gain comfort in worldly things and find bliss in them. However, we're actually dying by chasing the comforts of this world. We're losing sight of Christ, who is the true source of joy/bliss/happiness.

Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,^a whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. - James 1:2-4

I'll leave the lyrics here, and let you guys take a listen to it. The website has all his lyrics analyzed with biblical passages tied to some stanzas. Hope this song encourages you to fight the good fight and run the race!