no room for the headliner

earlier today, a friend and i swung by and picked up some fast food. i'm not a big fan of eating out, but the combination of time + tiredness + cost = taco bell. that was convienent for us both, so we stopped by.

as we were standing in line, i noticed the fairly buff fella in front of us with a pretty interesting tattoo. he was rocking a big university of georgia "G" on his shoulder. (now i live in athens, ga. paradise city and home of the dawgs. i'm as big of a dawg fan as they come and this definitely wasn't the first tatted "G" i'd encountered.) but what set this particular tattoo apart was what followed my beloved school's logo.

a small "od" was intricately etched into this man's arm beside the "G".

i pointed it out to my friend and tucked it away to think about later. it all happened so quick, i didn't have time to process it. i couldn't decide if i liked it or not.

but i didn't think i would.

no.

actually.

i don't. at all.

its not that i have anything against tattoos. i've designed 3 that are sported on people right now. i once heard someone say, "my body is a temple, i'm just painting the walls." now i don't know about all that, but whatever floats your boat. now understand, i'm not against supporting what you're passionate about and i'm definitely not against professing your faith, even through body art.

but i have a problem when you only profess your faith when its convenient. God wants to be the focus. he wants to be the center. he is the headliner. the main event. he doesn't want to be tagged on whenever we have extra space or time. he doesn't want to fit into our agenda.

i love when asked his name, God replies, "tell them I AM." --- now i can imagine thinking... "yeah, because that clears everything up.. i totally understand now..."

but that's the thing. he is. its tuff to grasp, but its true. he was yesterday, is today, and will be tomorrow. he is everything. plain and simple. and he deserves it all. he deserves all of our focus, our passion and desire.

not just a small "od" off to the side of a massive "G" logo.

that's convenient, sure. but when we mix our priorities and allow God to fade off to the side to fit our agenda, it's not only disrespectful, but disturbing.

and i don't like it.
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