One day I will learn to expect the unexpected..One day.

There are lots of things that I am not really all that fond of. Tonight's example:

 rap music.

Tobi and I went with some of our youth to the Rock and Worship Road Show last night and I will be honest, at first I was less than thrilled about the lineup. I was SORT OF excited to see Lecrae, but ONLY because my nephew likes them and I thought he might want to go. And I will admit, when he told me at Christmas that Lecrae was his favorite artist and he wanted his CD part of me cringed when I found out he was a rapper. What kind of 7 year old loves rap? Or 4 year old? Or 2 year old?

This week I kept them all, and we listened to LOTS of Lecrae. And I was kind of diggin it. OK, OK I liked it. And I loved that my two year old niece can sing it. So cute.

Anyway, we got to the show last night, and I was in less than high spirits. There's nothing like a Christian concert to get people good and mad and protective over their saved seats. And not to mention the less fortunate (us) who did not have seats, but no one would let us stand and watch. Every ten minutes someone would ask (or tell) us to move along because people couldn't see. I would have been more than happy to swap with them, and sit my lazy tail down and let them stand and SEE.

End Rant.

As you can tell, it was a little aggravating to me. I was ready to go, and the show wasn't half way over. Then we found a spot that no one kicked us out of, and it was time for Lecrae to go on.

There's something about seeing/hearing/meeting someone who you can genuinely tell is in love with Jesus, someone who doesn't want the fame or glory, someone who just wants to reflect the savior who they love. I have very few people that come to mind that really put off that type of vibe, and those people are SO special to me, and rare.  When Lecrae took the stage, I knew he was one of those people from the first words that came out of his mouth.

Later, he said " A lot of people have a problem with hip hop. They say its this really evil type of music, but its not the music that is evil. It is the hearts of men that are evil." BOOM. Tobias was screaming like a mad man, because that has always been said about hardcore. Its really really true. People have such a problem with things that are different. I don't dig hip hop. I have always associated it with people who are too busy stealing TV's, selling drugs, and pimpin' hoes (sorry for the stereotype) to learn grammar.

BUT

I like Lecrae. I like that he stands for something, but still makes music that is worth listening to. He makes me want to go buy the CD and its not my style. He didn't convert me to a rap fan, but he brought Jesus on stage with him, and I like Jesus. A lot. He was the only one I heard get up, and in the middle of his set pray that he would not find his worth in the applause of men, but that he would deflect the glory to the one who was worthy of it. That's raw. And that is real.

If you haven't heard the man, look him up. Watch the video (I apologize for the quality, but I like it better live) and if you're like me and can't understand half of what he said, look up the lyrics.

The first line says "Lord KILL me if I don't preach the gospel." WHAT? I don't know about you, but I just got a little uncomfortable. How many of you would rather DIE than lead people AWAY from Jesus by the way you live your life? You should have seen my face as I sipped my Dr.Pepper and heard those lines. I almost spit my drink everywhere. This song was in your face, real, and moving. God spoke to me more in that hip hop show than he did the rest of the concert.

In the spot I wasn't expecting.

 Imagine that.