All that and a bag of chips

A dear friend told me a few months ago that I had a chip on my shoulder, but I don't think it was a very fair observation. Truth is, since she pointed it out, I've found a pile of chips on my shoulders, and they've been weighing me down and smothering me.

It started toward the end of last year's trip to southeast Asia. After witnessing the imbalance in the global Church and experiencing the needs of our ignored brothers ans sisters, I was faced with the question of "What do I do now?"

But I'm afraid my empathy for one continent turned to bitterness toward another, and my longing to do the right thing turned in to an ego driven determination. "Brother, I'm on a mission of love from God, so don't stand in my way or I'll calmly attack you, your lifestyle, and your worldview with scripture and statistics that will make you cower to my wisdom and humble perspective."
Somehow in my pursuit of justice, I became the judge.

02. Nuisance The Boy vs The Cynic by John Reuben

Lyrics: So here we are in this same old spot Knowing something needs to happen but our mouths are locked Tongue tied closed tight sealed shut yup I tried hard but it just wouldn’t come up It’s on the tip of my tongue it’s in the front of my mind Yet the words were still so hard to find Finally the reality of things to come pushed me to the edge I jumped off the cliff into the abyss as I said chorus I’m not trying to be a nuisance I just think we can do better than this that was simply my two cents you can you can take it or leave it The conversation lingered on and on and Before I knew it night had turned to dawn and Were we searching for the truth in all of it Or are we debating just to win the argument Cuz none of us want to hear about where we go wrong This song could easily be from me to you or me to John Cuz I have the potential to be the guiltiest My greatest strength is also my strongest weakness (chorus) Let’s think about this path that we’re taking Let’s think about this future we’re creating Let’s think about this life that is fading Think about it, come on think about it now Let’s think about this time that we’re spending Investing in monetary things that are ending Let’s think about it and let’s think together And let’s think about what we can do to make it better (chorus) We can and we will do better than this