Cheering for the wrong side?

I find it interesting, that in a society of superheroes and villains, the masses often cheer to see the "good guys" fail. Instead of respecting and supporting the "superheroes", they find satisfaction in every slip up, every disappointment, and every fail. Why is that?

What is so bad about a good person? Does it make one feel badly about themselves... is it the age old "put others down to make self feel better" theory? Why is that people want to hate the few people who stand for something?

Love him or hate him, regardless of opinions and allegiances, Tim Tebow is a good guy. Period. (And no, it's just because I find him attractive, though that is always an added bonus...) But I for the life of me, can not understand why everyone and their mother wants to see him fall. Wants to see him lose games, and then when his offensive line and receivers don't pull through, coupled with this poor performance in just ONE game, the whole world seems to rejoice. They want dirt on him, they want to accuse him of being gay, a man whore, a cheat... whatever it may be, people do NOT want to see him succeed.

And that just breaks my heart... again, not because I'm a fan, but because I find it hard to believe that as a society, we want the good to fall... we seem to have lost faith in the idea that a relationship with Christ, and walking the talk aren't even possible; especially in the lime light.

Following yesterday's poor showing of the Broncos against the Lions... people aren't upset that a team lost, they're upset with a quarterback (for those who can't do the math, that's blaming a lot of ugly on one man). Why rejoice in the loss of a game? The failure of an athlete? Why doubt the character of a man who tries to do the right thing? What exactly is to be gained?

Again, I don't understand the concept of wishing such abhorrent things on a person who is guilty of getting out of bed in the morning and trying to do the right thing in all aspects. I'm not sure at this point that there's anything wrong with the humility of someone who tries to give glory where glory is due, rather it's with a society who is so disconfigured, that everything bad is what is considered the "norm". Despite athletic talent, imagine what the world would be like if a few of us stopped disparaging those who live right, and start taking a lesson from them?

Topics NOT to Blog about...

Given the degree of "heavy" the last post was and my neglect of writing recently, I have compiled a list of things I have come across in various published forms and blogs that in my opinion, though I will not stand in judgement of others or force my views on others, are not blog-able materials...

1. Your period. We all have them. They suck. We all act like bitches, doesn't it make it right, it happens, get over it. I don't need to know about bloating, ovulating, or flow. My interest in your cycle is only if you're my patient. ONLY then.

2. Your financial status. I don't care if you're rich or poor. If that's what you allow yourself to be defined in terms of, your issues are more than what writing can fix. Find a shrink. People don't need to hear about your filing for bankruptcy or your exact salary... because let's be real, do you really think people believe it, just because you wrote it?

3. Uneducated opinions. If you don't take the time to learn, then you can't take the time to have an opinion. Opinions aren't right and wrong... they're either informed or uninformed. Give me a smart person who disagrees with me any day over a person who is clueless and hangs on my every word.

4. Your replacement. If he moved on darling, so should you. Of course you're going to tell the world she looks like Urcela from the Little Mermaid... I'm sure compared to you she does, but it's his decision, his life, and you make yourself look worse by wasting words on it.

5. Reality TV stars. To be on a reality TV show, you only have one requirement: you can't have any talent. You go find your life, and hopefully (for the sake of us all) they will go find theirs.

6. One-night stands/STD's/hook-ups/etc. All that does is open yourself up to make you look like a dumbo. Your decisions especially in regards to your sexuality are your decisions, and some decisions (namely those regarding that aspect of your life) are best kept private between you and your loved ones... not the world wide web. I'm not judging you for any of them, I just don't think advertising the latest outbreak you have because of that guy from whatchyacallit bar is a good reflection on who you are as a beautiful person inside and out.

7. Your weird fetishes. For example, the poor girl who made the eHarmony video and put it on YouTube regarding her love of cats. Bless your heart honey, shedding tears over your obsession with a feline isn't the best way to get a date. I don't know what the best way is, I just know that's not it...

TO BE CONTINUED...

"Church"

"The Church" as in the body of Christ followers, the one that Christ took as his bride, the one full of broken sinners who have acknowledged their evil and repented through the loving grace that came from the Cross. That Church? Oh, it's a good one. A holy one... a loving one.

Unfortunately, due to all of our fallen humanities, "the church" that is on every corner, street, country road you turn on isn't always that way. Somehow, rules, regulations, and being more "Christian" drown out the love we are called to have for one another. Oxymoronic, don't you think?

Exactly what does being "more Christian" look like? Someone says to be more "Christ-like" and I can follow. Tell me to be "more Christian" and I am a bazillion different levels of confused. I'm sorry, what?!

I will take it one step further... churches are led by people. People who are sinners, who have fallen natures, and who are not perfect. Yep, I get it. Here's what I don't get though... somewhere along the lines, some (certainly not all) of these people in these positions forget that they're people... humans. They start feeling a little bit more like God, a little bit less like fleshy masses that talk too much. And then next thing you know, they don't just "sin" and "repent", they begin to live lives of sin... fall into paths of sin and even when they are "caught" or confronted, they use their position to excuse themselves from the responsibility that everyone else seems to have. Bizarre, isn't it?

If a cop speeds, I would still call him if someone broke into my house. If a teacher fails an exam, I would still call him to help me learn. If a plumber clogged his own toilet, I would still call him if my septic tank burst... maybe it's a double standard, but send me a pastor who is condemning me for specks when he has planks? I don't know... I just seem to shut down.

I, in no way, lump all pastors together... nor do I think they shouldn't be allowed to sin. I don't blame God, I don't doubt God and I don't mean to elevate myself and sins above theirs. However, I struggle with the idea of being put on the defensive about "church" in the sense of a Sunday morning event, and a "pastor" in the sense of a person who condemns and hurts others while he is lying, cheating, stealing, etc. We all sin. We all fall short of the glory of the Lord (I know, unfortunately I seem to have a lot of experience with doing so), but when did it become acceptable to hurt fellow brothers and sisters in Christ over a building that people spend a few hours in? When did someone's power trip and ego become so fragile that someone misses a stroke and they are condemned to Hell?

It breaks my heart, to think of those who have been turned off of "church" because of things like this... because they never got to be a part of "Church" and know the Lord's love for what it truly is. I can only pray that though I know I am a sinner who often fails to show that love, that I can become more cognizant of such sadness.