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Final follow-up to yesterday’s blog:

If any of you have known me during these past few years, I’m sure you can laugh at the thought of how passionate I can get.  Especially if you’ve made it through watching any of my “rambling of the heart” videos.  I’ve laughed at myself as I’ve recently watched some of my videos.   I thought to myself the other day, ” I sure did let it all hang out.”  =)  It’s amazing to look at myself from only 6-8 months ago and see how I’ve grown.  Making those videos was the most effective way for me to express myself, and the most freeing.   

 
I’m not fond of cable TV.  It’s scary what the media is feeding people these days.  Human-beings weren’t designed to have all the worlds issues funneled into their TV room. And what’s going on with the movies and shows these days? You somehow feel like you’ve accomplished something if you found something good to watch.  Additionally,  I’ve always been discouraged by the presentation of the Christian art’s, especially when I was a non Christian.  I really didn’t like Christian music and still don’t like a lot of it.  The music and media presentation can come across as fake or cheesy sometimes- and most of it seems to only reach the “Christian” community. Until the recent presentation of the Passion of Christ the best thing out there was the Jesus film with the stereotypical Jesus, and it looking like it was filmed back in the 50’s.  Does that mean this stuff is bad? No.  My point is there is more and I so badly want God to be fully represented!

The Lord has been doing something in me for a long time now in the arena of videography.  I’ve never been confident in it because I’ve never had schooling for it.  But that’s changed with recent events.

I recently heard a story of a young man in Europe who said, “Christianity is going down, down, down in England- it’s all religion!! And you know what…I believe the marketing directors of Christianity in Europe should be FIRED!”  I laughed out one side of my mouth, and cringed at the same time because it’s true!

Why do some of  “us,” us meaning Christians, cringe at the notion of attaching ourselves to anything mainstream Christian.  When people ask me if I’m a Christian, I’m already thinking of how I’m going to explain I’m a Christian who believes in miracles, signs, and wonders.  I have a glass of bear and wine on occasions and say four letter words at times.   I go to church but I don’t go to “church” all the time, mainly because I believe I am the church.  Then the question comes what denomination are you?  And all I can say is “none- I just love Jesus, but I see people get healed by the power of God and I hear his voice!”
 
Even being called a “Christian” can have an inaccurate and negative connotation to it- at least for me.  If people don’t agree with miracles or my love for Jesus, that’s fine!!  But when people think I judge them because they don’t listen the the “right” music, wear the “right” clothes, or go to church on Sunday, then I have a problem!  I understand people’s hang-ups about the Christian world. I even believe God does.  But please catch my heart!!! This is not condemnation or complaining. I’m just saying, there is more and we must be aware of how we are being perceived as Christians or non-Christians!!! This is just my feedback. 😉  I believe God must be grieved at times at how bad we can miss represent him, I know I miss represent Him at times.  But I believe some of the misrepresentation comes from our presentation; and a lot of it is done through the media and arts.

The arts were made for the sons of man to be excellent at and to give glory to God!  Not to be ruled by reality TV and everything else.  I believe there are many people in the non-Christian community giving awesome and incredible glory to God.  People like these three young men who created a movement called Invisible Children by going to Africa and filming a documentary about child soldiers in Uganda:  I don’t even know if they’re a part of the Christian community or not.  It doesn’t matter and I don’t care! I love these guys and what they’re doing! This is one of there recent trailers. (it’s only 1 1/2 minute)
 
There’s a saying, “be the the change you want the world to be!”  This doesn’t stop at making an obvious observation and sharing it with people on my blog.  And I won’t attempt to correct error and create more error.    Instead I’m going to apply myself.  I want to be a part of taking back the mouth peace known as media, arts, and politics, in whatever way I can. I believe they were created and intended for good and to be done with excellence!  People are hungry and are tired of all the crap-they long to be inspired! 
 

I realize I’m not the first one who’s had the idea to be a voice for the voiceless.  I realize I’m not the first one who’s made the same observation as I have.  However, Instead of wasting time watching needless things on TV and allowing my conscious awareness to be taken by things that don’t matter,  or ever complaining about being board or having nothing to do, I’m going to apply myself and learn.  I don’t have schooling for this, but we live in time where you don’t have to.  Everything is at our disposal via Internet and networking.  Everything I need couldn’t be more available.  It’s a matter of discipline and staying connected to the root from whom all good, perfect, and new things flow.  There’s something inside of me that I have to get out, and the Lord has showed me this is another component of my voice.  Another tool in my toolbox or leg to stand on!  This doesn’t mean that I’m now a videographer and that’s my new direction.  It’s more of an addition to my overall self and focus.  And it’s going to be work!

There are too many things on TV that DO NOT MATTER!  And to many stories that aren’t being told THAT DO MATTER! When I was in the nations I remember thinking to myself many times, “why isn’t this stuff being told?” – Then I looked in the mirror and thought, “yea Sean why not, huhh?” Honestly, this has less to do about reaching the “world” with videography, because I’d rather not be known, but more to do with getting off the bench and saying “I’ll fight, I’ll go, I’ll speak.”   I see and perceive things a certain way.  And I always thought if I could bring forth in the natural what I see in my mind and heart, I know people would listen! This is modern day evangelism. But I love old school too ;).  

I have been working with a music producer and composer from LA who’s around my age.  I’ve never met someone with such a gift of excellence in music.  He plays almost every instrument and composes some of the most complex and multi-faceted compositions I’ve ever heard.   He quite literally pulls music down from heaven.  He told me a few months ago, “the secular world has figured out what the ‘Christian’ world has forgotten; and that’s excellence and discipline. But it’s grieves me because so many talents are being stolen and twisted.”
 
When I look at the people who are around me something inside me gets stirred up, because I see such potential.  These are some of the most talented people I ever met and they share the same heart, and we’re coming not just to compete, we’re coming to take back whats been stolen!!

I don’t know how this will look!  Realistically, application is always the hardest component of anything.  But…I’m going to steward this thing day after day, and make it as sharp as I can and elicit all the help I can get.  I already have a good start with gear and software, even though I need a lot more to do what I hope to do.  But, in time =)
 
Cheers!