I’m sure most of us have heard about or seen this clip. An average, unemployed woman took the world by storm last week as she auditioned for Britain’s got talent. The judges were completely cynical at first, but then had to eat their words. They had a wake up call.
What does it have to say to us? People are often cynical like those judges. Even as Christians, we can be cynical – about life, about people, about lots of things.
Is there a place for a Christian cynic? There is a place for analysing ourselves and our culture and seeing the places that don’t work and fall short. But cynicism seems to have something else at its heart. Pessimistic, sceptical, distrustful, suspicious – these are words associated with cynicism. They sound like words of the world and the devil to me.
Perhaps we’re underestimating God’s power when we’re cynical. Perhaps we need to see the potential for God to work wonders even when on the outside, things look hopeless and unlikely. We are often cynical about our church, about our leaders, about each other. But where does that get us? There is a place for rebuking and refining. But need to trust God to always work for the good and we are to be joyful in Christ. Is this a chance for us Christian cynics to have our own wake up call?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY
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