One of my favorite bands is Skillet. They are a Christian
rock group. They sing hard core songs that some people I know aren’t used to;
but, normally, when I show those people the lyrics they say they enjoy them.
One day my family and I were riding to my sister’s soccer
game and the song “Monster” came on by Skillet. My sister started rocking out
to that song; and, from then on, my dad started to play that song every time we
went to one of my sister’s soccer games in order to get her pumped up. It has
become one of my favorite songs.
The song talks about feeling like a monster. How there is
a part of you that you keep hidden because you don’t want anyone to know about
it. But, eventually, that part of you comes out because you can no longer hide
it. The monster is that part of us we don’t like. It is that one sin that we
want to get rid of or hide but we cannot. We all have it; but not everyone
knows what it is.
This song really speaks to me personally. Not many people
know this about me, because I’m not proud of it, but one of my nicknames is the
Hulk. The reason was because when I got angry I used to yell and take my anger
out on my family by yelling at them. I knew in my heart that it was wrong to
yell at them; but I just couldn’t keep the monster inside. I know that I hurt
my family because of the words I said in anger and I am truly sorry for that.
But, I don’t regret saying those things because it happened for a reason. If I
wouldn’t have realized that what I said in anger was wrong then I may still
have that issue today.
It is true that every once in a while that green monster
inside me starts to rear its head. But, now I find more constructive ways to
get the anger out; like writing about how I feel or spending time alone. Today
I still use the nickname Hulk because it reminds me of what I used to be; and
that I don’t want to go back to that.
We are all sinners; and we all have at least one sin that
keeps following us, or is difficult to get rid of. That is the monster inside
us. We can try to keep it inside; but eventually it will come out. No matter
how hard we try to keep it in. That is why we need to get the antidote for our
monster. And, there is only one cure for our sin: faith in Jesus Christ. It is
only through his help that we are washed clean of our sins. It is only through
him that we can get rid of that one persistent sin. It is in him that we can be
free from the monster.
What is the monster in your life? Have you asked God to
help you get rid of it?
Romans 3:23, James 4:7, 2 Corinthians 5:17
P.S. Here is the link to the music video of Monster by Skillet:
Here is the link to the lyrics of Monster by Skillet:
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