For The Ladies - KJ-52

Okay, this is the first time I've posted a video on my blog. But I heard this song today for the first time and some of the words really stuck out. So I just wanted to share and comment on them.

Alright, I don't care I wanna say this on the mic
Right now right here in the place it's ladies night
I know I might just sound crazy right
There's some things thats goin down and its time to make it right
The world will tell you you gotta be a certain type, look a certain way,
And just be a certain size
Do what they say and it'll just be "alright"
Girl the only thing you gotta be doin is servin Christ
6 years ago I was blessed with a wife
She was sweet and lovely and beautiful and nice
But the one thing that just made her my type
Was the fact that Christ was #1 up in her life
So take my advice
Forget them Hollywood stars, and them Hollywood hair
And them Hollywood cars
Next time you thinkin' that you ain't up to par
Remember God made you beautiful just the way you are

This right here is something I really truly struggle with. I always compare myself to other people. I feel like, because I am not that 'certain type', don't look that 'certain way', and I'm most definitely not that 'certain size', I don't measure up.

In a discussion on the GenJ forum, about Hannah Montana(yes I know, weird topic. As I recall, we were discussing whether Christians should watch her show....or something like that) her looks were brought up and how she looked much prettier without her 'yellow' wig. And at some point in the discussion I said, "If I was actually pretty, I wouldn't change it for the world."

Then a guy friend said something that, well, I don't know how to describe it, but I'd not really heard this said before and I can't really explain how it made me feel, but it just made me feel sorta good.
He said, "Wait, if you were pretty you wouldn't change it for the world? Pretty by whose standards? Someone like Miley Cycrus whom the world considers beautiful, yet squanders her "talent" and body is nowhere near as "pretty" to me as a Christian girl who may not be that appealing to the eyes but is actually devoted to preserving her purity and using her talents to serve God and further his kingdom."

It really wowed me. I don't know how else to describe how I felt. Just that I was wowed. I think it might have even made me tear up a little. Which I know, is really weird and I don't know why. It just did.

Anyway, all I really intended to say was, girls, listen what he said, God made you beautiful (even if you don't always, or never, feel like it). And keep focusing on God. The closer you are to God, the more beautiful you will become on the inside, and that is what counts in God's eyes anyway.

Sick of BET, sick of MTV,
I'm sick of the sex that they always used to selling me
I'm sick of the messed up images they showin me
Im sick and tired of the messes that they say to me
That women are nothing more than sexual property
It's time we come back to treatin women properly
So what I gotta say, I'll say it real loudly
We oughta be treatin' all women like royalty
Only God should be speakin what you gotta be
Only God can give you the love you gonna need
Ladies, if a guy won't treat you as you ought to be
Tell him goodbye, show him the door, and where to leave
Don't be afraid just to tell a guy to wait for me
Don't be ashamed just to live your life in purity
See what I say, I just say it now with certainty
That God has so much more if you'll wait and see

This verse is the one that truly stuck out more than the rest. How true it is. We woman are nothing more than sexual property in the eyes of worldly men. We have allowed ourselves to be objectified, and I'm sorry, but it's partially our own faults. We don't do anything to stop it, so it goes on. Now, I don't really agree with what he said completely in the next few lines. Guys should not have to treat us like royalty. Because, well we aren't royalty so why should they treat us like we are? But listen to the man! I don't care what the dude says, DO NOT give up your purity. Love is patient! That means he can wait until AFTER he says "I do." God's got a whole lot more waiting for you than the guy that says he just can't wait.

On a final note I wanna dedicate this song
To all the godly women that just keep on seeking God
Just keep on movin and continue standin strong
Keep doin what you doin girl you got it goin on
And the single moms thats just barely holdin on
And you're workin two jobs tryin to make it on your own
No one is home cause the kid's dad is gone
God promises to never ever leave you alone
The final thing that I'll say then I'm gone
To the female singers tryin to get their pose on
Now I ain't tryin to be a hata but wrong is just wrong
Now Britney and J-Lo, please put some clothes on!
Whether yall are red-headed or just a blonde
Make sure that the Son is the one you focus on
And with that said, I'm gonna say "so long"
So get your hand up in the air, ladies, and sing along


For this verse, I'm just going to comment on the last part. I think it applies to more than just singers. Girls, if you want guys to respect you, give them something to respect. Do what he said and put some clothes on. Christian men should not get the same stumbling blocks from their sisters in Christ as they do from unsaved girls. How can we tell them, "Uh-uh, you gotta wait to get my body." And then turn around and show them just enough to make them want it more? So yeah, you want their respect, be respectable.