It's been said that sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me. This saying is really not true because words do hurt. The teasing and unkind words from others can really penetrate our thoughts and shake us from a place of security.
If you want a saying that is right said, Fred, try this one- "The evil men do lives after them." We can be crushed by the evil deeds other do to us- if we let them. When we ground ourselves in faith in Jesus though, we don't have to be shaken by the mean things others and say do to us. When we know our eternal worth in Christ and know His love for us, it doesn't matter. If God be for us, who can be against us? No one!
And even though I have been identified with the nerds and geeks quite often, I'm not bothered by it because I know who I am and Whose I am in Christ. And I am commanded to love my enemies and pray for them and that is what I strive to do. As 1 Corinthians chapter 1 tells us, God loves to use the nerdy and geeky people in the world to shame the popular and cool kids. I am thankful that even if the world thinks I'm too nerdy, God thinks I'm infinitely valuable and loves me just as I am.
"I'm Too Nerdy"
(parody of "I'm Too Sexy" by Right Said Fred; copyright by Nathan Ludwick 7/27/2020)
(2 Corinthians 12:9-11, Philippians 2:1-18, John 15:18-19, Matthew 5:10-12, 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Romans 12:9-21, Psalms 139, Matthew 5:38-48, 1 Peter 4:12-19, 1 Peter 3:17)
I'm Poindexter- seem unloved
Who's President (of) Bug Club
Bugs never leave me
I'm too nerdy for these jerks
Assess me and my worth
So nerdy it hurts!
And I'm so nerdy- mow my lawn
Szalinski automaton
"You dork!" they deadpan
I'm too nerdy for their party
Poindexter throws own party
Yes, way I'm disco dancing
I'm Steve Urkel and though they're all mean
And they glued this little nerd to the toilet!
Yeah- want a prank war!
But I can't walk out
"Salute your shorts, you nerd, on the flagpole!"
I'm so nerdy that Picard, Spock, Kirk, LaForge, Riker
(Are) insects on ant farm!
And I'm obsessing on Screech's hat
For chess scene- need that hat
One from Violet Bickerstaff
I'm very model (of) modern major geek
I'm a Simon Seville nerd good with school work
Dilton the bookworm
Do jocks' homework, yeah
All A's in Calculus, Science, et. all
That nerdy, weird guy
Science geek Bill Nye
Tom Edison- smart guy
I'm Arvid Engen- you know IHP
And I do other cheek turn when they slap one
Yeah- in St. Matthew
5:39 (yeah)
Yeah, I'm saved by Lord Jesus- and I walk talk
Enemies in my prayers
For them I love and care
Jesus, He
Purposed me here
1 Corinthians in 1
God picks weak (to) shame the strong
Love's going to lead me
'Cause I'm eternally loved by God!
Amen! :)
ReplyDeleteGlad you enjoyed it. I had fun working in 14 different references to pop culture nerd and geek icons in this song, some not even on purpose.
ReplyDeleteAs I mentioned in the introduction to this, I have been compared to at least three nerdy dorks from pop culture over the years, from enemies, friends and family. In order: Steve Urkel from "Family Matters", Irwin "Skippy" Handleman from "Family Ties" and Dwight Schrute from "The Office". Honestly, I'm cool with all of them. I like those characters but more importantly, I know where I stand with the One Whose opinion matters most and Lord Jesus says I'm infinitely valuable and eternally loved. :-)