Hey Miley Cyrus, We Will Stop!

I was driving down the interstate this morning with my radio on, it was a catchy beat. All of a sudden I stopped thinking about what I had to do today and gave my full attention to the lyrics of the song that was on. It was Miley Cyrus' song “We Can’t Stop.” I’ve definitely heard the song before, but never payed attention to what it was actually saying. As I listened, I started to feel sick in my stomach.

A couple weeks ago I read an article that Trevin Wax put out titled "I Weep for Miley" following her VMA performance. I thought it was a fantastic response. But now that we are almost a month away from that act, I must admit I hadn't thought much about it. That week there seemed to be so many emotions flying around the internet and blog world. I read some blogs that were angered that it was allowed on TV, some that were saddened by the fact that Hannah Montana is no longer Hannah Montana, and some that started to despair that our culture was so broken and messed up that we’re doomed.

Whatever your emotions were, they most likely have started to dissipate over the last couple weeks. Maybe you haven’t even thought about Miley or those emotions at all. I know for me, the busyness of life, school and work I haven’t thought about them once until this morning when I turned my radio on....

The first verse went like this….

It's our party we can do what we want
It's our party we can say what we want
It's our party we can love who we want
We can kiss who we want
We can sing what we want

Hold up. Read that again. Do you understand why I started to feel sick?

As much as I agree with Trevin Wax weeping for Miley and the World. I must make some confessions.

I confess I’ve played a part in this fallen world.

I must confess that instead of standing up for what I know is right. I have helped support the mindset that Miley explicitly states in this song.

Oh and I must confess that I’ve felt emotionally sad about where our culture is headed, but not done enough to push back against it.

People, our culture didn’t start declining with Miley Cyrus. But she is a prime example of what our culture and society believes these days. 

How often instead of fighting against these things, do we as believers just go along with the flow? How often instead of saying “enough!” do we drive down the highway singing along to the lyrics of songs like these or sit in our bedrooms glued to a screen that idolizes sex?

I actually want to thank Miley Cyrus. Why?

Because, with her putting out songs that state, “we can do whatever we want!” we have lyrics and music that help us clearly see what the people in America believe.

With her prancing around the stage at the VMA’s, we have a closer image of what has entrapped billions of human beings online in pornography.

I want to thank Miley, because she has re-awakened me. She has reminded me that because of Jesus, I actually have hope and I don't have to do what my flesh wants.

The end of her song goes like this…

And we can't stop
And we won't stop
We run things, things don't run we
Don't take nothing from nobody

I have good news that is the complete opposite of this….

We can stop! Me must stop! 

If you committed to living and following Jesus, you committed to honor Him in all you do!

I’ve confessed I’ve fallen short to honoring Him in so many ways. All you have to do is look at my testimony here, to see that I’ve fallen short and dishonored Him. Today though I'm not just confessing, I’m committing to no longer sitting back and watching our culture decay and rot. But I'm committed to bringing the only light that can cover the darkness that has taken over our culture. I know that our culture can only be saved by the grace of God. He sent His one and only Son to die for us for the very purpose of bringing hope to this world? It is the only hope that our culture has.

So will you join me? Will you confess your weaknesses and acknowledge that the grace of God is the only thing that can save our “we can do what we want,” pornographic, drunken, drug filled culture?

Will you join me in not only praying for our culture, but letting the light of Jesus shine through you brightly on a daily basis? Don’t believe the lies that our culture puts in front of us. But instead refute it with truth. Jesus is the only thing that can save our culture and He has invited us and commanded us to play a part. Will you deny Him and go along with the flow? Or will you obey and join Him and shine your light?