Tonight my husband and I saw a movie titled THIS IS IT and upon leaving the theatre I turned to my husband and said “I’m going to go home and start a blog.”
The movie was a documentary consisting of footage from Jackson’s rehearsals as he prepared for his final upcoming concerts in London. Those of you, who know me well, know that I am a huge fan of Michael Jackson as an artist. I love his music all the way from the time of the Jackson 5, up to the more current day. Therefore, I was super excited to go see this documentary.
Originally, the footage used to make this move was intended only for Jackson’s personal use; however, due to his death the documentary was made for public consumption.
Jackson had worked feverishly throughout the footage shot to make sure that every note was right on key, that every shining sequin on every costume was just so; he was so deliberate in his movements and the intonations of his voice. The props and the set were larger than life; the concert would have been absolutely mesmerizing.
Now, it might seem odd that I would suddenly feel impassioned after seeing a movie about Michael Jackson but love him or hate him, he was a man who mastered his craft and as we drove home, I began to think, what would my life be like if I chose to live more deliberately, more eloquently, and more ardently?
During the movie, Jackson said over and over again that his upcoming concert was “all for love…L-O-V-E.” However, this love that he referred to was a human love, a run of the mill kind of love.
The love of God is different; it is unselfish and all encompassing. In fact, isn’t it true that God gave his son for us because he loved us so much; all he asked was that we would believe in him? "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life” (John 3:16).
I have to ask myself, what have I done today to appreciate a gift of this magnitude? At the very least, couldn’t I run passionately toward my father, my creator? What would it be like if I chose to be absolutely mesmerized by Jesus, if I chose to move deliberately toward him and with him instead of being a humdrum Christian, if I became a “master” of my chosen craft? What if I chose to be a diligent seeker of Christ versus a casual looker? Someone once said, “I want to lean so hard on Jesus that when he moves, I will fall down!”
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with your entire mind and with all your strength” (Mark 12:29-31)
The other day I read that “…dreamers are dangerous men because they see the future and then fulfill it…” I see a world that is wrecked with individuals who are dying, children who are starving, and young girls who are being prostituted – what would happen if each one of us chose one thing to be passionate about and became the master of that one thing?
What if each one of us chose one thing we would like to see changed in our world and then fulfilled it, what would our world look like then?
When Michael Jackson died, the world went into mourning. People who had never met him fell to their knees and cried because his music, dance, and humanitarian acts had made such an impact on the world – he had truly mastered his craft. As I said earlier, some may not be inclined toward Michael Jackson and that is fine, however, I have to wonder, if I died tomorrow – what would I have accomplished for Jesus and what would I be remembered for?
