when i was young, the smallest trick of light
could catch my eye
then life was new and every new day
i thought that i could fly.
i believed in what i hoped for,
and i hoped in things unseen,
i had wings and dreams could soar,
i just don't feel like flying anymore.
when the stars threw down their spears,
watered Heaven with their tears,
before words were spoken,
before eternity..

dear Father, i need You,
Your strength my heart to mend
i want to fly higher
every new day again!

when i was small, the furthest i could reach
was not so high.
then i thought the world was so much smaller,
feeling that i could fly.
through distant deeps and skies,
behind infinity,
below the face of Heaven,
He stoops to create me!

dear Father, i need You,
Your strength my heart to mend
i want to fly higher,
every new day again!

man versus himself
man versus machine
man versus the world
mankind versus me
the struggles go on,
the wisdom i lack,
the burdens keep piling
up on my back.
so hard to breathe,
to take the next step
the mountain is high,
i wait in the depths.
yearning for grace,
and hoping for peace
dear God...
Increase!
healing hands of God have mercy on our unclean souls once again
Jesus Christ, light of the world burning bright within our hearts forever
freedom means love without condition,
without a beginning or an end
here's my heart, let it be forever Yours
only You can make every new day seem so new

/five iron frenzy - every new day

//why am i listening to old christian ska?  found on one of my subscribers' posts.  lyrics are me..

"whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things."

true

noble

right

pure

lovely

admirable

excellent

praiseworthy

i am kind of thankful, i think, to be less connected with any particular person or people group lately.  it seems my true self is more at the surface in recent days, and not the self that seeks to please or serve or accommodate to others.  i am learning more on things i like and people i prefer the company of.  i like smart people, that is for sure, people who have ideas to bring to the table, with whom i can share my ideas with.  i have gotten tired of inane conversations and am struggling with loving those people who enjoy them.  i am tired of small-minded people, petty people, shallow people, selfish people, fake people, people who care about their perception more than about what is real, people who talk about other people, uninteresting people, two-faced people, people who seek to justify themselves, immature people, attention-seeking people, etc.  but even though i am tired, and sometimes disgusted, i am supposed to love them.  and these are the people God created, for His purposes.

i am an idealist in many ways and the world often disappoints.  not everyone is wonderful, tiff, but you must love them anyways He says.  they are my people whom I have created He says.

and so continues the internal fight to love what i detest because the One i love loves them.

are there any big-hearted people who love deeply anymore?

must remember.

everyone has potential

everyone deserves to be loved

everyone was created with purpose

everyone was created in God's image

“The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
   because he has anointed me
   to proclaim good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
   and recovery of sight for the blind,
to set the oppressed free,
    to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor.”

 Then he [Jesus] rolled up the scroll, gave it back to the attendant and sat down. The eyes of everyone in the synagogue were fastened on him. He began by saying to them, “Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Jesus, Lord, help us follow You....

balls and heart are important parts of one's being

also

beauty fades; dumb is forever.

- socially awkward

- nerdy

- has talent / potential

- speaks her mind / is loud

- causes trouble / challenges authority

- cares about animals

- fights for what's right

- stands out / doesn't fit in

i have never seen a fictional character that so resembled me in personality and action than elphaba.  kind of shocking, really.

 also! - has bad skIN!  booo

IF RELIGION DOES NOT CORRELATE WITH ETHICS THEN WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE CHRISTIAN, CHRISTIANS?

Emo tiff, what will the Lord do with you?

i want to go back in time.

i want to undo the past decade of my life.

/has great friends