Outcast

Odd title, yes?  Don't worry, I'm not about to talk about the musical group and I think they spell their name differently anyway.  Back to the point.

There is a song I heard on one of the Christian radio stations a few months back that had a catchy little tune and I learned that it is called "Outcast" by Kerrie Roberts.  Have you heard it?  I immediately liked it and the message it was conveying.  I had Chuck listen to it and while he didn't love it at first he has since seen the light.  The kids even jam to it!

The reason I like the song is that it encourages you to live like an outcast of this world.  To not be like everyone else and just going through the motions of this life.  That's not the point of this life.  The point is to share the Good News with everyone and to be an example of it so that they too will accept the free gift of salvation and then see their purpose in life and more and more will believe and someday enter the Kingdom and worship God forever!

I don't know about you, but I find it just a little too easy to just go through the motions of each day.  What's the point if I'm not doing things for the LORD and making Him the center of my life?  Admittedly, I have a hard time waking up early to have alone time with God and frankly it's difficult to put off my selfish and sinful nature and give God my time later when the kids are napping.  But I'm going to keep trying because I'm a work in progress and God ultimately wins anyway, so I'm going with Him.

Back to being an outcast.  Here are the lyrics from http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/. 

Since I can remember
Guess I been a problem
Never had a filter
Never been the popular one
To sugar coat what I know is undeniable
I just can't hide it
I wear it like a letter

Everywhere I go
Everyone is talking
I can feel them staring
They hope I'm just pretending
And giving up my power
Caving into pressure
I'm not living for them
I live for something better

I'm not good enough
I'm not what they want
But let me tell you what
I know who I am
So just throw me out
For not fitting in
I will stand my ground
And be an outcast

So-o what if I'm an outcast
So-o what if I'm an outcast

So what if I don't look the
Part I'm supposed to play
What if I don't follow
All the rules they make
They think I should be perfect
They love it when I mess up
No grace in case I blow it
A good girl shouldn't need it

I'm not good enough
I'm not what they want
But let me tell you what
I know who I am
So just throw me out
For not fitting in
I will stand my ground
And be an outcast

So-o what if I'm an outcast
So-o what if I'm an outcast
So slow and everybody's so fast
So-o what if I'm an outcast

I try to play nice
I don't want to fight
But I won't be great
When it sounds like I'm right
Cause what I believe
Is what makes me strong
If I don't belong
I hold onto love

I try to play nice
I don't want to fight
But I won't be great
When it sounds like I'm right
Cause what I believe
Is what makes me strong
If I don't belong
I hold onto love

So-o what if I'm an outcast
So-o what if I'm an outcast
So slow and everybody's so fast
No matter what it costs
I'll be an outcast

I'm not good enough
I'm not what they want
But let me tell you what
I know who I am
So just throw me out
I'm not fitting in
I will stand my ground
And be an outcast

I'm not good enough
I'm not what they want
And let me tell you what
I know who I am
So just throw me out
I'm not fitting in
I will stand my ground
And be an outcast