Everything is Awesome!

In the Lego movie, there was a song used repeatedly by artists Tegan and Sara titled Everything is Awesome. The lyrics in part say, “Everything is awesome, Everything is cool when you're part of a team, Everything is awesome, when we're living our dream. Everything is better when we stick together, Side by side, you and I gonna win forever, let's party forever, We're the same, I'm like you, you're like me, we're all working in harmony.”

While I cannot speak to the meaning of the lyrics from the author’s point of view, I do want to make some simple comparisons with the Christian life and with being a member of the Lord’s church.

First, let us notice that everything is awesome. Psalm 118:24 tell us that “This is the day the Lord has made; We will rejoice and be glad in it.” That doesn’t mean every day is going to be perfect from a worldly sense or that everything will work out the way you want it. Instead, it means that we trust God and live according to His will. In doing this, everything is wonderful. I can “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I say rejoice! … Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus (Phil. 4:4,6-7). With complete trust in God, we can say everything is awesome.

Second, when we walk in the Lord, we are not alone. In fact, everything is cool when you are a part of a team: Christ’s church. We are told to love one another (Jn. 13:34,35), be devoted to one another and have harmony (Rom. 12:10,16), forgive one another (Eph. 4:32), teach and admonish one another in worship in song (Col. 3:16), encourage/build up one another (1 Thess. 5:11), exhort one another (Heb. 3:13), consider and stir up one another (Heb. 10:24,25), and have fellowship with one another (1 John 1:7). We are to have unity (1 Cor. 1:10). We are described as the body of Christ, the family of God, the flock, and the church. All of these show us a connection. In this connection, we should work together, serve together, love together, rejoice and weep together, worship together, and stand together. Everything is awesome when we have unity and work together. “Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!” (Ps. 133:1).

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 — “Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.”

Proverbs 27:17 — “As iron sharpens iron, So a man sharpens the countenance of his friend.”

Let’s be honest. Life is hard sometimes. It can be very difficult. The Christian life should not be one of denial and pretense that everything is superficially wonderful. It isn’t always wonderful to suffer health issues, to lose a loved one, to have a tragedy that takes away possessions or friends, or to lose a job. I am not suggesting we be fake people walking around with “positive mental attitude” and not be grounded. What I am suggesting is that when we have the right attitude, when we have our trust in God, when we work together as a team as Christians, and when we keep our focus on being ready for eternal life, the problems of this life will not be to us “the end of the world.” Instead, we can have the attitude of Paul: “For to me to live is Christ and to die is gain” (Phil. 1:21). We will be content in life (Phil. 4:11,12). And we will be ready for the reward (2 Tim. 4:6-8). Truly, as a Christian, everything is awesome!