All I Want
look at that thing.
it’s a monster.
it makes something inside me feel wretched and disfigured.
when i see this guitar i think, “how could anyone ever want that?!?”
how quickly i forget.
because, if this post was being written in 1995, it would chronicle how AWESOME this guitar is and how my heart longed for its unique brand of rock power!
that’s right…i actually wanted a Rogue Aluminator…
here in the present i’m terribly thankful that i never owned this guitar, for lots and lots of reasons.
when i remembered how as a junior higher i drooled over this guitar in my Musician’s Friend magazine it brought 2 thoughts to mind:
first – what desires do i have now that will be laughing at in 10 years?
yes, i may think i’m much more sophisticated these days, but realistically i know that some of the plans and hopes and desires in my heart that will just seem silly later on down the road…like a big ole’ Rogue Aluminator hanging on my wall would be.
second – how important it is to subject my desires to the influence and power of God.
because, bottom line, i know that i want what God wants. i may think i want a Rogue Aluminator, but the truth is that i don’t really want that because it doesn’t have value. it won’t satisfy. it won’t enrich my life or move me forward.
i may think i want a lot of things for my life, but the truth is that all i really want is what God wants.
because He delivers gifts with real value and real promise and real satisfaction. He doesn’t just drop gimmicks off on my doorstep and say, “that should keep you busy for a few months till you get bored and need something else.”
He’s investing in my life and He’s in it for the long haul; LIFE and that more abundantly.
today this silly, discontinued guitar reminded me that i can discipline my desires and i can subject myself to God’s will above my own.
and, most importantly, it reminded me that God wants better for me than i could plan for myself.
so now the question is: what do we want?
maranatha.
in general, something to read | August 10th, 2009
that’s right! laying treasures up in heaven are far more important than the ones that can rust, that can get stolen and that can wither away! focusing on serving Him in His will, not ours and obeying Him as He calls to you is what makes the life fulfilling. the ultimate blessings are awaiting all of His good and faithful servants in Heaven!
So this made me think of a tangent, sorry.
Every once in a while I think back to decisions I made thinking they were the great and mature thing to do and now I look at those same decisions and hang my head in shame. I wonder what “mature” decisions I am making today I will laugh at tomorrow. (this really should be a post).
What do I want? I want to be on God’s side.
Let’s not forget that you wrote a song called “Guitar Overdose” while lusting over this axe. And that it should have been titled “Guitar Underwhelm.”
Oh, also, great thoughts about God and stuff ;)
sweet axe!
Silly person! I had a friend check up on this, and as it turns out, God already HAS a Rogue Aluminator! Even more significantly, He now also has a Les Paul… the ORIGINAL, I might add.
-Dr. Pinkerton
Dude, the great news is that I DID get one of these Aluminators and it is a fantastic guitar! Unfortunately I sold mine but, thankfully, I’m sure the Lord wants me to have another. I know your website keeps contact info private but feel free to share mine if any of your readers would like to distance themselves from…’a big ole’ Rogue Aluminator’….’cause I would LOVE to have it.
Continued blessings to all as we journey in Christ,
Ed
@Ed – thanks for your comment. will be happy to send any aluminator’s i find your way!
if you have an aluminator, email in using the contact page or leave a comment and i’ll get you Ed’s email address.