Family Feud Lyrics

Hold on now, I just saw some friendly fire

Tactics that we don't require

Our aim is off and yet we still conspire

Focused on the words of a liar, whose time is short and soon to expire

So please, lay down your weapons

See, it's less about our intentions and more about our misconceptions

It depends on what our perception is

Ethereal or material, deception lives

For the more gossip gives, good times to the guilty

However, I'm not sure that's the way to go

Talking about so-and-so, so-and-so strife and so they know

Everybody's business like TMZ or Wendy's show

There's drama galore, but please leave love at the door

You came to serve and then forgot who you're serving for

Is it a latent desire to acquire power you ignore

It's like this brother told me before

Bureaucracy and bickering make for beautiful decor

And yet, we have an enemy

But wait, there's more

At home with your spouse

Misunderstandings and emotions bubble over during conflict

And clear communication becomes a chore

It must be their fault because you know it's not yours

Same thing in traffic or in everyday human interpersonal transactions

We seem to be at war

But what kind

It's like watching a foreign movie without captions

Limited, we process only what we can see

Which leads to the inaccurate conclusions or ill-conceived abstractions upon which we

Agree

And yet, we have an enemy

We must not forget, not unlike the inexperienced and eager cadet, who it is we are to fight

Now one might argue that church folk are preoccupied with feuding

First and foremost with the family, each other

Nurturing enmity, holding grudges to extreme lengths of insanity

And especially that there is a tendency to zealously judge one another mentally as well

As verbally

As if we don't all owe the same debt

And yet, all the while, we have an enemy

Enter the church volunteer

I did not get that email

What's this last minute detail

What's the matter with you

They don't operate like this in business or retail

Wait, why do you have keys and a code to the printer

Please, I've been here longer than you

You

You're more like one of those absolute beginners

I'm third generation, inherited my salvation

I mean, I don't even have to try

Why

Why was she a red lobster

He watching that movie, huh

Why doesn't the pastor work faster to make more time for me

Why doesn't he see that when they say we disagree, it's my side he should believe

Clearly, he's tripping

Well, I tried

Might as well give up and neglect my position

Campaign for conflict and dig up dissent

Call the conference and then go wherever I want

It doesn't matter if I was sent

You

You need to repent

Look what you got on

And why you want to sing that song

Sounds too much like ministry

You might as well just move along

And yet we still have an enemy

Exit the Pharisee

Now, I grew up in a church and have witnessed my share of foolishness in excess

We're worse than three roads at recess doing their best to transgress

And I confess, I've seen passive aggressive jabs and meetings talking behind their backs

Like heathens

Treasurers helping themselves to treason and church boards void of reason

Judges suing members in promiscuous fires starting from scantily clad embers

And then there's pride that deacon in line misplaced competition, fashion shows and selfish

Living

Attitudes collide, but in such a climate, how are guests or visitors to survive

Vanity's venom spreads like a virus through the community

Oh, what lack of unity, cussing each other out fluently, fueling the contention that

Exists between you and me

And yet we have an enemy

Who is this enemy

Well, he's petty, vile, sadistic and messy

Look in the mirror and say, it's not the person next to me

Enter our opponent, the devil, Lucifer and all his imbecile fallen angels

They coming at us from all angles, angry and ready to strangle our connection to the creator

He started off smarter, is invisible and has been at it since before Adam

Imagine what he knows

He's far from random, rather methodical, a phantom

And at this point is extremely efficient at deceiving humanity, not to mention Christianity

The devil comes to steal, kill and destroy

And I would argue, bring doubt

He plans to seed it and waits for it to sprout

However, he's running out of time, running out of spine, running his mouth and running

Out of lies

And so he recycles them

And yet we still don't recognize him as our enemy

Scripture warns us to be sober and watch out for our adversary as he paces back and forth

Looking for who he can devour

It sounds scary, but he's actually lame

Due to a lack of power, he operates by subterfuge, treachery and who he can manage to frame

Imagine it from his point of view, the definition of insane

He instigates some discord, sits back, laughs and whispers, I got you, with his iPhone on

Record

Now the devil can't make us do anything

It's not as if he's out here pulling strings

He merely advocates for the sins we already find most attractive

You know which ones

And waits for us to act up

It's better we back up

The fact is, it's kind of like if your back hurts and a supermodel asks if you'd like

A back rub

He flirts and we let him in

And then we let him win

Tell me, who here wants to be a slave to sin

Don't get me wrong, this doesn't negate personal responsibility

I only bring it up because there's much more at work than what we can see, even with a

PhD

And yes, he is the enemy

I'd ask us to check our weaponry

We wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, powers and wickedness

In high places

But by God's graces, the Bible points out that we are not ignorant of the devil's devices

He cheerleads for crisis and seeks to valorize our vices

That's why it's important to know who Christ is and who we are in him

In other words, we have the ability to win

Triumph over Satan, cynicism, other people's shortcomings and sin

Although you already know it, it's still critical that you hear it

Love, longsuffering and kindness are fundamental fruits of the Spirit

Therefore, it is not accidental that the love we show each other is central to how the world

Will see Jesus through us

Trust, in order for the Lord to add to the church daily, being on one accord is a must

Not a maybe

And so finally, what about this enemy

Well, let me see

If we remember and realize who we are up against, it might make it easier to love one another

Even when it doesn't make sense

Easier to help one another without weaving waywardly through pretense

Easier to mature and uncover what's behind the offense

And hence, help our witness, enhance our capacity for forgiveness and stop people from leaving

Or just not coming to service

Journey with me beneath the surface and through the eye of a needle

Now, in all my research at the church, I haven't found out what God would do if it wasn't for

Loving difficult people in spite of themselves, like me and like you

When we begin to discern family disputes spiritually, we'd be more inclined to see that we do indeed

Have an enemy

And yet beloved, we also have the victory