Customer Reviews
While browsing i-tunes recently I found a popular worship leader's new CD. After looking through the song list and sampling a couple of songs I glanced through the reviews. After several glowing reviews proclaiming the "awesomeness", "best ever", "divinely inspired" over the top reviews there was at least one that read "average", "lyrically boring", a "bunch of fluff"…
As I compared the many ways these reviews were worlds apart I thought about the general differences in musical tastes, styles, world-views and backgrounds of the many people who express their opinion. I began to think of defending the artist and then I thought about the artist defending themselves but really would it matter?
Then, I thought about the ultimate Reviewer. What does He say about the music our lives make? What about all of the nuances, plots and purposes of our heart in everyday life? I believe what He says is more powerful than popular opinion. In fact, we should invite Him to review our heart and life regularly, Psalm 139. Although it is not always pretty and it can be hard the more we get the Reviewer's perspective the more joy and less guilt we'll experience. And whether we like it or not one day our life will be reviewed. So, choose your timing and I hope you will have your life-work reviewed.