In our “look at me” era when Taylor Swift is releasing her new album, Life of A Showgirl, I must say as a woman and a mother, I find her choice and its popularity amongst teens and preteens and people in general concerning and disgraceful to women and children. And yet at the same time, those of us who have longed to see strong leaders emerge for the good – both male and female leaders we can look up to – are profoundly refreshed by the heartrending rising of Erika Kirk, who is Taylor Swift’s polar opposite in everything she is and is about, and the real legendary blonde girls and women should and can look up to and be inspired by.
The real difference between them is what do they want and what message do they preach? Taylor Swift preaches heartache, heartbreak, and lust-longing. Erika Kirk preaches longing for God, wholesome living in Christ, and a desire to look at God, not herself.
I find this profoundly refreshing in an era that has seemed to be “all about me and not about you”. We need to get back to a place where we are about what God wants while caring about the wellbeing of ourselves, yes, but others also, in ways that are lifegiving and not life-depracating or life-depleting.
This starts by seeking to be loved and to recover from the challenges and trials of life by going to God, not away from Him.
When Charlie Kirk was murdered – assasinated even – Erika Kirk went to God. She chose forgiveness, light and life. But the peace she has chosen is not passive or condoning or dismissive of what happened.
There are really people out there who are wanting to take someone’s life for doing good, for believing in the good and for fighting for the good.
We must realize this and choose to fight the good fight.
What is that? It’s pursuing peace, love, joy and all the satisfaction and fulfillment we have been made to pursue – but in the context of Christ, not apart from Him.
Anyone who pursues a life of lust, hatred, jealousy or discord will never find good fruit or true fulfillment there. We have been given a choice – to choose death or choose life – everyday by both the small and big choices we make. (See Deuteronomy 30.).
Choose wisely. We only have one life to live.
In a world of Taylor Swifts, I want my daughters to be like Erika Kirk.
What an inspiration!