Why Chris Tomlin Gets on my Nerves

I used to like him. I really did. What wasn’t to like? The guy’s cute, has great skin tone, and a voice from heaven. He may be a little on the short side, but who cares when his heart is so big for God, like a modern day David.

I know, some of his songs sound alike, but I like most of them and that says a lot for someone like me who is musically challenged. For the longest time I felt he deserved every bit of success he got because gosh darn it he was an underdog.

Chris Tomlin was the underdog because he was single.

Yes, I’m saying this out loud for all the single guys and gals out there. We liked Chris Tomlin because he represented the hope that we could be single and satisfied, that we didn’t need to be married to feel complete, that we didn’t need that other half for our life to feel whole.  For all the fame and talent and godliness and success that Chris had, there was one missing element in his life that made him seem, well, a little bit like the rest of us.

And in one big swoop motion he had to ruin it all.

Now every time I turn the top 40 Christian radio on (yes, I occasionally do tune in, don’t hold that against me) and a Chris Tomlin song comes on, I am first forced to listen to a 30 second interview with Chris about the bliss of wedded life.

Thank you very much, Chris, for bursting our bubble. Thank you for destroying our notion that we were ok. Thank you for ruining our dream that cool people can still be single, and that there is complete joy and satisfaction in singleness. Thank you for reminding us of what we all secretly really want but can’t have.

I know, I know – the 30 second interview is meant to encourage me. It’s meant to give me hope that I too can hopefully someday find that Mr.Right that is waiting to make me complete. But it doesn’t. It just annoys me and grates on my nerves.

I could go off on this tangent for hours, but this blog is called Living with Power and is meant to provide biblical answers for every day living. I’d like to switch gears and give you some practical tips to deal with situations in life that get on your nerves!

1.  Take your eyes off of people and fix them on the Lord.

2.  Hang your life on God’s promises. He promises to fulfill the desires of your heart, he promises to do everything in its time. He promises above and beyond what we can ask or think. Believe His truth.

3. Remember that the purpose of your life is to become more like Jesus. The end point is not marriage but Christ likeness. God uses different means and different people to accomplish this goal. For some, marriage is the means to sanctification. For others, singleness is the road to godliness.

4. Be content right now. Stop worrying about tomorrow, stop looking at what you don’t have. Paul learned the secret of joy in accepting God’s will for life right now. Are you learning it?

And for all the singles out there, take heart, I shouldn’t be getting on your nerves anytime in the near future, despite my 3 month eharmony membership. I’m not going anywhere anytime soon!

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