I used to attend a bible study when I was in high school. I remember at the beginning of every study, we would begin with 20 to 30 minutes of worship with just one or two people playing a guitar. Back then (and currently to some extent), I was the kid that needed to be the center of attention. I remember going as far as making up hand motions to one of my favorite worship songs, “Light the Fire Again.” As soon as I did so, I lost sight of the true meaning of the words I was singing and made it more about myself. I’ll come back to this in a moment. Fast forward about twelve years later to this past Sunday. I was sitting in a church service at my parents’ church listening to an amazing worship service then followed by a very refreshing sermon by a guest speaker. The pastor talked about the “Three Tents” of God that occurred in the bible. I will not attempt to do the sermon justice, but essentially he discussed how God was present at ALL TIMES in the bible
Whether you want to believe it or not, Drama is a drug. We see it all the time, people are addicted to drama. Do you know someone where every time you turn around he/she is in the middle of something dramatic? Whether they are the cause of something or just wrapped in as a third party. Could be small or big. They could be breaking the law or in the middle of gossip. But one thing is certain, they are addicted to drama. I can remember a time in my life where I was hooked on drama. I found myself searching for relationships with women that I knew were not right for me. I would pick a fight with someone sarcastically just to get a rise out of them. Shoot, I was so bad that I would literally make up stories just to have something crazy or dramatic to talk about. I was messed up. But why? Because I was addicted to drama and what it provided me; attention. I didn't care how I got it; I wanted people to pay attention to me. I couldn't stand not bein