I think John Mayer is a great artist, and he might just be the next Eric Clapton. I think he’s put out some great songs, and “Waiting on the World to Change” is one that I really enjoy. Over the last few weeks, I have been wrestling with my worldview and trying to see things differently in order to expand what I know. This song popped into my head and I really paid attention to it. For some reason, I realized that it’s a really sad song. If you pay attention to it, the point of view is that we don’t have the power to make a difference. There’s no impetus to do anything because there is no hope. So we’re waiting for the world to change.
I can’t wait that long. The world, if left to its own devices, will never change. We have to take that step. We need to be the difference. We need to be the change in order to cause the change. How do we do that? We share the love of Jesus. We share Him with our friends, our families, our co-workers, the barista at Starbucks, the server at Chili’s – EVERYWHERE we go and with EVERYONE we meet. We won’t do it through legislation, through protests. We will affect change by being relational, by truly loving others without reservation.
Many people profess to “hate the sin, not the sinner.” Unfortunately, many do match their actions to their words. That needs to change, and it needs to start now. We need to show the face of love – we need to be His hands and feet and arms.
We need to stop waiting and just make it happen.
