I Was Born This Way!

Some of you may have heard Lady Gaga's new song, "Born This Way." The first time I heard this song was when a young girl was performing it on the Ellen show. At first I was amazed with this girl's talent and how beautiful her voice was at such a young age. But then I started to listen to the words and what the song was actually saying. The song's basic message is no matter what you are or have decided to be, you are perfect that way because God makes no mistakes. You can google the lyrics if you want more of the details.

This floored me! I couldn't believe what I was hearing. In essence, this song blames God for whatever path I decide to go down in life, and not only that, it says we are justified in those decisions because God made me that way and he made me perfectly, hence the title.

The major aspect of this song that bothers me the most is the little bit of truth thrown into the lyrics that allows people to follow whole heartedly to the conclusion. She mentions that God makes no mistakes. That is a true statement. When He created us, He made us perfectly. No sin, no mistakes, beautiful creations of God made in His image (Gen. 1:26).

However, just because God doesn't make mistakes, that does not mean we are incapable of making them. From the very beginning man has made mistakes (Genesis 3). We all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). We are the ones who make mistakes. And we cannot justify those mistakes by saying, "I was born this way."

The only way we can be perfect and justified is in the sight of God through the blood Christ,which cleanses us and washes us white as snow. So that we may be redeemed from our sins and be adopted as sons of God to receive the inheritance He has set for us in heaven. (Ephesians 1:3ff).