sexy thoughts
when you think of the word 'sexy,' what first comes to mind? is it a scantily clad body walking down the street? a provocative picture? an action or scene? a specific person?
i think this word is very interesting for many reasons. 1. it is taboo, so no one, especially Christians, never talk about it in a intellectual conversation; 2. everyone has a different concept come to mind when that word comes up. even just narrowing the thought to human attraction, we all have a very unique idea of what is 'sexy' to us.
but 'sexy' means a lot more than a driving emotional urge we feel, it is a much deeper conflict that is within us. 'sexy' is something that is captivating, that diverts our attention, something that fights our own logical, rational thinking. 'sexy' is something we want, strive to achieve, just want to touch once. but why do specific jobs, fast cars, beautiful mates, a relaxing lifestyle become the only things that we see as 'sexy?'
why cant music be 'sexy?' (and no i am not talking abut "bow-chicka-wow-wow" music) why can't helping your neighbor mow their grass be 'sexy?' why can't eating healthy when the fast food restaurant across the street is beckoning you, be 'sexy?'why can't always making the correct decision despite fighting your every impulse not to, be 'sexy?' it seems that 'sexy' things satisfy us on such a impatient, selfish, gratifying level. now does that mean ice cream cones are now banned because sometimes i have a sultry dream about them? H-E-double hockey sticks NO! but it may show you what that ice cream cone means to you if that is true.
'sexy' things should not be outlawed by any means. Jesus thought of many things as 'sexy.' but His things that were 'sexy' are not typically what we think of as 'sexy.' He thought a sick, hurting, persistent outcast of a woman just longing for one touch to be 'sexy;' hearing the truth from a then hated, emotionally oppressed woman trying to get some water; a man who claims to follow Him come to grips with his faults even when Jesus predicted he would do it; Jesus thought the people re-believing in God's kingdom was 'sexy.'
i wish i continually found those things exhilarating, glamorous, appealing, exiting, and 'sexy.' but the best part about it all, it is easily possible for us to have that unique vision. many great humanitarians, world-servants, and ordinary people decided to have an un-ordinary vision of the 'sexy' things in the world. we need not to change our vision, but just allow our eyes to see the attractive beauty in the aspects of life God lays on our hearts. find His passion within you, and you will see all that is 'sexy.'
Labels: calling, life's desires, love, sexuality, something, Yahweh
posted by Harwood at
9:00 PM
2 Comments:
I knew it was Jesus that brought sexy back, Justin ain't got nothin' on him.
Hey man, long time no speak! Hope you are doing well. I feel weird leaving a long comment here since I haven't seen you in forever, but I must say, this is a most confusing post of yours ever! :)
I think I get what you are trying to say. And I would agree that that as Christians with new hearts we do find, and should look for, joy, happiness, and beauty in things that seem unglamorous to the rest of the world. But using 'sexy' is just....confusing.
Despite your efforts to redefine the word, I (and probably everyone else) would read 'sexy' as 'sexually desirable'. There's just no getting around it (or that picture you used :). I know you could use it to apply it to a car or whatever, but that still would seem to infer some hard-to-control, covetous, lustful passion. I just can't apply any of those things to the Bible's account of the way Jesus felt. Either about the woman at the well or any of the other examples you gave.
Undoubtedly Jesus desired to do the Fathers will, He loved people, had compassion on them etc. All of which "sexy" can encompass, but as you admit, the word brings with it a certain flavor of taboo, right? Otherwise why use it?
I just don't see the lord as thinking of things as 'sexy', It's safe to say the disciples didn't either, and neither did God.
The Bible's words are wonderful, sometimes hard to understand, but awesomely inexhaustible. It seems to me we are called to rise up to understand it's words, not bring it down and redefine it with our own subjective (and often flawed) reasoning.
That all said, I fear in trying to get us to look at Jesus' desires dressed in this new way, you have attached some unintended,unwanted, and unbiblical, meaning to your statements, and brought a lowered view of the Lord to your readers.
You need only read Nate's "joke" to see the evidence of that.
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