The Coolest Kid in Town!

We all have the desire to be accepted, we all want to be "cool". If you have looked outside lately you will notice how obsessed people are with being "cool".

As humans we want to know that people like us, it is hard when we are not accepted into cliques. However how far can you go with wanting to be accepted, when do you cross the line?

I have talked to a couple of young boys (5-6th grade) one of them was bragging about how he has had girl friends for two years. Another boy wants one really bad even to the point where he is not willing to hang with some of his older friends when girls are around. These kids are so focused on fitting in, they want girl friends so they can be "cool", we all want to be "cool".

When we get so caught up in becoming cool we quickly loose focus of what God wants us to do. Many kids who become "cool" get very prideful because they are "cool". The fact is that to follow God and do many of the acts he will ask of us, we must be humble. If we get so caught up in what our friends think of us will we have the power to stand up and not watch that bad movie that all of our friends want us to watch?

Pride to me is like a cage, we get trapped in it. The funny thing about this cage is the door is unlocked and we can come out whenever we want. However we get so stuck in our pride that we instead stand in the cage and brag to the person outside. "doesn't it look nice in here." "Look at how awesome it is top be 'cool'." "Come on just watch the movie, are you too nerdy to see it?" Do you hear what kids, teens and even adults are being told? The world presents this cage as if it were the greatest thing ever, but what is so great about being to prideful to obey God?

Another thing that is a problem when it comes to people being "cool" is that we often separate ourselves from certain people. Why? I think you know the answer to this one. "He is fat." "He is ugly." "He is way too much of a nerd." "She is too goofy." "She is too short." "He is too short." You see what I mean? When we are trying to be "cool" we look at others and decide who we want to hang out with according to who we think the rest of the world will accept as being your friends. I mean we don't want to be thrown out of the "cool" category by hanging out with a weirdo.

Let me tell you something my Pastor said up at a winter camp. These labels people are given, you are given does not mean a thing! Because you know what God says, you know what our savior says, YOU ARE LOVED! You may be over weight, but YOU ARE LOVED! You may be weird, but YOU ARE LOVED!

Have you started to understand through this article how stupid sounding this whole "cool" thing really is? Trying to be cool tends to pull us away from focusing on God, on our future, on our life in heaven. What does it matter if we are considered "cool" here? We are only going to be on this earth for a little while, then we get to live with a God who loves us.

So am I saying it is bad to try to look good? Am I saying that it is bad to fit in a little? I am not saying fitting in is a sin. You just have to keep focusing on God and make sure the world is not pulling you down. By all means look good, but don't let being "cool" cause you to dress inappropriately!

I hope this helped you have a new way to look at being "cool" and I would love it if you would comment on this to let me know what you thought. I would love to know if you think I was wrong at any point and please feel free to tell me about being cool from your perspective.

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Thanks,

Brandon Maddux