It’s Friday, it’s almost spring, and in southwest Missouri, we’re having the last night of our annual camp meeting services tonight, so today’s post is going to be a fun one!
If you all like this post, I may be posting a few more fun ones throughout the year. Don’t forget to stay tuned for the next BPR post on March 4th where we’ll be talking about perfectionism, mistakes, and the background of my creative post from last time!
People often ask each other questions from what I like to call “The Favorites Game.” What’s your favorite song? What’s your favorite color? What’s your favorite ice cream flavor? It can get monotonous at times — especially when you’re an introvert and you have to try to think of your answers quickly in order not to look like an idiot in front of your history class on the first day. Case in point:
Mrs. Teacher clasps her hands together and asks, “So, Caitlin, what’s your favorite color?”
“Uh…” I say, scratching my head.
“Yes?”
“Cheese.”
“Cheese?” Mrs. Teacher takes her glasses off.
“Yeah.”
“You mean yellow?”
“Yellow?” Now, I’m confused. “That’s not a pizza topping. Yellow what?” Bell peppers maybe?
“Pizza topping? We’re on colors now.”
“I thought we were on pizza toppings.”
“But that’s not even on our questions list.” She flips through the pages on her clipboard. “Where did you—?”
“Chocolate.”
“Chocolate isn’t a color! Well, it could be…” She pushes her glasses back up the bridge of her nose, glancing over her notes.
“Oh, are we not on ice cream flavors now?”
“No, no,” she says, rubbing her forehead with two fingers, still clutching her pen in hand, “we’re still on colors.”
“Oh.”
“Now, Caitlin. I’ll ask you again. What is your favorite color?”
“Uh….” Beads of sweat begin to trickle down my hairline.
“Yes?”
“Hmmm.” Could she be staring at me any harder?
“Go on,” she says, leaning over her desk, with a bit of a break in her voice that suggests she’s either about to cry or lunge over her desk and strangle me.
“I…don’t think I have one.”
Mrs. Teacher throws up her clipboard, ripping her glasses off again.
The above example may be fictional, but suffice it to say, The Favorites Game was a nerve-wracking game to play in person when I was in school, and I much prefer it in an online forum! Below are five of my favorite Christian-related things. Read through the list and think about what your answers would be!
1. Who is your favorite person in the Bible (other than Jesus)?
I know. This is a hard first question.
There are so many great people written about in the Bible that’s it’s hard to choose just one, but I’m going to go with Esther.
She risked her life for her people, and her story is an example of a true, godly woman. What’s the thing the young kids say these days? “Go, Queen?” Well, it so applies to Queen Esther!
2. What is your favorite Christian music genre?
Worship.
Yes, that sounds vague. But I’m not talking about contemporary, radio music, Christian rock or rap, or sleepy, lullaby songs.
I’m talking old-fashioned, hair-pin flying, shoe-kicking, tie-swinging WORSHIP songs where all you want to do is throw up your hands and surrender everything to God. The kind of music that makes you want to jump or shout, dance or cry, and just give God the glory. The kind of songs that you don’t care who’s watching you when you sing along and worship our King!
Songs like “I Give You Glory,” “Jesus Said It,” “He Made the Difference,” “Shake The Foundation,” “But God,” and a medley of “I’ve Got It,” “Bless That Wonderful Name,” “He Brought Me Out of the Miry Clay,” and “Joy Unspeakable.”
(For the record, though, I do love a ton of other Christian songs and genres!)
David danced and worshipped unashamedly before the Lord, and we ought to, too!
3. What is your favorite book or Scripture in the Bible?
This is a two-for-one question. One question, one possible answer to either of the two parts of this question.
My answer is Psalms and Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (which you can read a post about here).
4. What is your favorite Christian song?
This one is a bit of an extension of question 2, and it’s also a hard question for me to answer. So, I’m going to go with one of my classic favorites: Eddie James’ “Breakthrough.”
With scriptural lyrics like “You are the undefeated one/My light and my salvation/When the wicked, my enemies and my foes/Came upon me to eat up my flesh/They stumbled and fell!” and powerful lyrics like “Breakthrough in my weakness/Breakthrough in my struggle/You are the God/You are the God of the/Breakthrough!” this is a classic praise and worship song! Plus, it brings back memories of being out-of-breath on the praise team as we would take off our shoes and jump and shout in worship while singing this song!
He is the God of the breakthrough!
5. What is your favorite Christian-based film?
Amazing Grace is hands down the best Christian-based film ever. You’ve got a historical drama with enough humor, romance, action, legal drama, and history to satisfy, well, anyone! It’s such a stirring, moving film about the true story of William Wilberforce’s part in the movement to end the slave trade in England. Plus, it also features the true story behind the classic hymn “Amazing Grace!”
It’s truly a top-notch film that you can and should watch with your family again and again. Aaand now I may have to go rewatch it soon!
Honorable mention: The Prince of Egypt. Another stirring and beautiful film based on the biblical account of Moses! Love this one, too!
All right, I’ll stop babbling now (insert goofy face emoji here).
If you have any favorites in these categories, let me know what your answers are in the comments!
Breathe. Pray. Repeat. 