Regina Spektor - laughing with God

What is Gods message through Regina Spektors hit song, "Laughing with".
Full video at
http://vimeo.com/21265984
http://newhopecalgary.blip.tv/file/2862225/
We must never try to get Christ to serve us instead of us serving him These are all warning markers—danger!—in our history books, written down so that we don't repeat their mistakes. Our positions in the story are parallel—they at the beginning, we at the end—and we are just as capable of messing it up as they were. Don't be so naive and self-confident. You're not exempt. You could fall flat on your face as easily as anyone else. Forget about self-confidence; it's useless. Cultivate God-confidence So, my very dear friends, when you see people reducing God to something they can use or control, get out of their company as fast as you can We don't reduce Christ to what we are; he raises us to what he is I don't want you to become part of something that reduces you to less than yourself.
The Apostle Paul in 1 Corinthians 10, verses 8, 12-13, 14, 17, 20, MSG

What happened was this: People knew God perfectly well, but when they didn't treat him like God, refusing to worship him, they trivialized themselves into silliness and confusion so that there was neither sense nor direction left in their lives. They pretended to know it all, but were illiterate regarding life. They traded the glory of God who holds the whole world in his hands for cheap figurines you can buy at any roadside stand.
The Apostle Paul in Romans 1:20-23, MSG

If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord.
The Apostle Paul in Romans 14:8, MSG

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[Justwosweet]

I'm fairly sure the whole song is about No one is Laughing at god when your life is falling apart because if there is a god who would be destroying your life?

[newhopecalgary]

@Justwosweet

Sort of, we were just trying to say that when things are good most people forget about God, when things go down the tubes however...

[hindibigbro]

you should listen to regina spektors song baby jesus and make a video about that, that shows her trueeee genius hmm

[newhopecalgary]

I did go and check out that song and I can see her point of view especially around Christmas, we've taken the baby Jesus and turned into some kind of icon forgetting the grownup version and the saving grace He gave us.

Keith

[hindibigbro]

@newhopecalgary I think also that with her songs she doesnt know how she feels before she starts writing and that she uses them as a way to clear up her own confusion, thoughts on that :) ?

[newhopecalgary]

not sure but as others have pointed out she sees things through the lens of being Jewish which carries with it the waiting for the messiah who is yet to come.

[esaslaw]

Pastor: you have it so wrong. Regina is not talking about other people and what they should believe. Listen carefully. She (and I) are, btw, not followers of Jesus, but Jewish.

[johnandangela7]

In 3:10-3:25, the pastor states that there is no biblical president in regards to God laughing at our foolishness. Psalm 59:8; Psalm 37:13; Prov.1:23-28. These are examples of God laughing in derision at the puny, futile efforts of those who think they can rise above, defeat or live separately from God. Really it is laughable. None of us would want to be the object of God's laughter in this instance. And neither does God as the vast majority of scripture is God begging people to surrender to Ch

[danberner]

@7Wild7Child7 Please only talk about the bible in a church or your home and ONLY a church and your home.

[7Wild7Child7]

Please use the Bible and ONLY the Bible to preach.

[Mattyhoee]

Isn't god a human too? We all sometimes laugh at mistakes. At lot of the things she does say is true to others that are not of your religion. It's just how people are. Your wife must have gotten the wrong memo.