I’m enjoying the holiday weekend at my sewing machine. It is a summer marathon doing my bit for WatsonandMayberry.com, my daughter’s brilliant shop. She is every bit the creative genius and I’m sewing dresses from her fabric pics and the pattern she likes. I am also inventive but not to this degree. She has been making her mark for years. I see the same creativity in their littles. I want to also give a shout out so my son who is just as creative in another venue. In the background I have been watching Project Runway (a design show) from the past. There is no story-line so it is not a distraction from the work. Shame on Amazon Prime for runing the same commercials almost every five minutes. There is a brilliant female runner attempting to break the four-minute mile (I almost wrote the four-mile minute – oops). So inspiring. Her message is “I dare to try”. I also enjoy the Mario Brother’s movie ad with a small character who says, “We are adorable”, and reminds me, each time, of my youngest grandson – and he is adorable. Then a hotel pricing ad but the worst I have ever seen is some teen Kraken story – animated film. The hormones kick in and freakiness ensues. I may break the tv or cancel my subscription. How do we make our mark? We all want greatness. We want to be remembered so the suggestions from media for impressionable teens have been; be a vampire or a wolf, be a wizard, have a super power, or something else weird and impossible. These stories are directed to the misfits or floundering people – the invisible people who want to stand out. They don’t yet have their bearings but they will. We all crave recognition. If it is not accomplished through normalcy then do something else. This scares me. There is a fiber commercial that is also on repeat. It is anti everything. A family called the Moores consist of a caucasian dad, black mom, and hispanic or middle eastern son. The dad needs more bandwidth for gaming, the boy is a CEO of a company, and the silly mom spends her time watching sports. The child is the only adult. These people are anti what one ‘should’ expect. It is opposite of family. Don’t argue with me here. What if a loaner dreams of fame and gets a wand or a gun because someone in their life is a bully. Yes – that is some kind of fame that the devil rejoices in. What are these messages? I think they are dark, confusing gender, elevating weirdness and aloneness, seeking power over others, opposites, secret weapons, secret powers, and all kinds of worldly ungodliness – kind of Harry Potter where the smallest guy has the power. How about this instead, 2 Tim 2:22, “Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart”. An opposite is to make your mark, when all else fails, by trying to elevate yourself instead of our Maker. Realize that surrounding yourself with people who regard God and encourage godly values will send better personal messages. You choose your friends. God is love, in command, great and almighty, He has a plan for each of us, He is truth, king, holy, eternal, all comfort, our sanctuary, our strength, our refuge, almighty, and for us. He sees us and roots for us as we cower on the hardest days. There is no winning with any other path. I hope she makes the four-minute mile but taking a shortcut would be cheating. Back to sewing.
