I'm Not Alright

If weakness is a wound
That no one wants to speak of
Then “cool” is just how far we have to fall

I am not immune
I only want to be loved
But I feel safe behind the firewall

Can I lose my need to impress?
If you want the truth, I need to confess

I’m not all right
I’m broken inside
And all I go through
It leads me to you

Burn away the pride
Bring me to my weakness
Until everything I hide behind is gone

And when I’m open wide
With nothing left to cling to
Only you are there to lead me on

Honestly, I’m not that strong

And I move closer to you

I’m not all right…that’s why I need you

by Sanctus Real

Before The LORD

David danced before the LORD with all his might . . . then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, "How glorious was the king of Israel today, uncovering himself today in the eyes of the maids of his servants, as one of the base fellows shamelessly uncovers himself!" So David said to Michal, "It was before the LORD, who chose me instead of your father and all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel. Therefore I will play music before the LORD. And I will be even more undignified than this, and will be humble in my own sight. But as for the maidservants of whom you have spoken, by them I will be held in honor."

May I encourage you to do all that you do "before the LORD." For it is only when our actions are done before the Lord and not before man, that our life can be truly pleasing to God. Mankind is full of pride, and often our pride hinders our actions, but sometimes it is our pride that causes our actions. So many times Christians make a spectacle of themselves in worship because of their prideful desire for people to see how "good" they are. David's dancing arose not from a desire for people to see him, but from a heart so overwhelmed by the joy and power of Almighty God that he could not keep from dancing. So, yes, be willing to become undignified, not for the attention it draws for yourself, but for the glory of God.

If you're still not sure about this whole rejoicing before the Lord thing, flip open your Bible and read Zephaniah 3:17, if God can rejoice over us can't we rejoice before him?

Go dance before the Lord
. . . who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God, but made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

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Things that I did not miss about Brooklyn-

1.. Rudeness & Foul Language.
2. People Staring And Waving At You When They Don't Know You.
3. The MTA



Things that did not make Spring Break Amazing -

1. Unfinished Homework
2. Twice As Much Laundry Since I Was Away Over Laundry Day.
3. Being Away From Home For 8 Days And Therefore Completely Messing Up My Routine.
4. Missing James More Than I Did Before The Break.

I Know by Seventh Day Slumber

Wonder what can be so bad 
That it makes you want to die 
I wonder what could be so tragic 
Makes you want to take your life 
You have your Savior on the cross 
While you sit on the throne 
Put yourself up on that cross 
Put your Savior on the throne 

And I know it's hard to take what's happening 
And I know life is tough sometimes 
And I know it seems like there's no hope for you 
And I know your life is worth more than you can see 

It's hard to see beyond your pain 
When you feel so dead inside 
It's hard to see what you've been given 
It's hard to find the hope in life 

And I know it's hard to take what's happening 
And I know life is tough sometimes 
And I know it seems like there's no hope for you 
And I know your life is worth more than you can see 

And I say look at Jesus' hands 
Those scars are there for you 
You know He understands
What you're going through

13 Things That Made My Spring Break Amazing!!!

1. Scrap & Stamp for Victory Valley Camp!


2. Trip to the C&O Canal With My Mom, Aunt Debbie, And Cousin Carol Jean!



3. The Awesomeness Of God Displayed In The Water Fall!


4. The Monocacy Aqueduct!


5. Cousins!

Joanna

Julia

The Models

Jacob

Abby

6. Cashews From BB's Dented Can Store!


7. Ice Cream, Chinese Food, & McDonald's Iced Coffee!


8. Stupid Chick Flicks!


9. Coffee Roasted In A Popcorn Popper!


10. Babysitting Philip!


11. Late Night Visits with Friends!


12. Babysitting James!


And Last But Not Least...........






13. James' Sweet Potato Sneeze On My Shirt!


Aren't Babies Great?!

Mere Christianity

An excerpt from book 4, chapter 10.

'Niceness'- wholesome, integrated personality - is an excellent thing. We must try by every medical, educational, economic, and political means in our power to produce a world where as many people as possible grow up `nice'; just as we must try to produce a world where all have plenty to eat. But we must not suppose that even if we succeeded in making everyone nice we should have saved their souls. A world of nice people, content in their own niceness, looking no further, turned away from God, would be just as desperately in need of salvation as a miserable world - and might even be more difficult to save.

For mere improvement is not redemption, though redemption always improves people even here and now and will, in the end, improve them to a degree we cannot yet imagine. God became man to turn creatures into sons: not simply to produce better men of the old kind but to produce a new kind of man. . . .

What can you ever really know of other people's souls-of their temptations, their opportunities, their struggles? One soul in the whole creation you do know: and it is the only one whose fate is placed in your hands. If there is a God, you are, in a tense, alone with Him. You cannot put Him off with speculations about your next door neighbours or memories of what you have read in books. What will all that chatter and hearsay count (will you even be able to remember it?) when the anaesthetic fog which we call 'nature' or `the real world' fades away and the Presence in which you have always stood becomes palpable, immediate, and unavoidable?

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Peace In The Midst Of Chaos

It's time for healing time to move on
It's time to fix what's been broken too long
Time make right what has been wrong
It's time to find my way to where I belong
There's a wave that's crashing over me
All I can do is surrender

(Chorus)
Whatever you're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos somehow there's peace
It's hard to surrender to what I can't see
but I'm giving in to something heavenly

Time for a milestone
Time to begin again
Revaluate who I really am
Am I doing everything to follow your will
or just climbing aimlessly over these hills
So show me what it is you want from me
I give everything I surrender...
To...

(Chorus)

Time to face up
Clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out
That I've wanted to say for so many years
Time to to release all my held back tears

Whatever you're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but I believe
You're up to something bigger than me
Larger than life something heavenly

Whatever you're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but now I can see
This something bigger than me
Larger than life something heavenly
Something heavenly

It's time to face up
Clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out