So this weekend, I attended a youth confrence. The theme was "Redefine", and the first service, the pastor walked up to the pulpit, and introduced himself. A thousand teenagers yelled and clapped and hooted for him, and in the midst of it all, he said "Well guys, tonight, I want to speak on hypocracy." Whew. It got quiet in that room. Nobody was hooting or yelling anymore. He had our attention.
He said "Well guys, I'm going to be very blunt. You might not like it, but I love you, and that's why I'm telling you this. It's become the 'norm' in our culture for Christians to live double lives-to have their sunday and wednesday life and their rest of the week life. It has become expected of Christians to lead two lives...and if that is normal, then we HAVE to redefine normal."
I thought about that statement. Redefine normal. It has become normal for Christians to be hypocritical-myself included. It's like everybody does it, and no one really confronts it. I talked about how i felt about it in my blog "Backsliding really hurts your butt". I've slipped and fallen and led the two-face lifestyle. I talked about the charachter "Two-face" in Batman. How his Harvey Dent side didn't want to be hateful and cruel, but the inhuman side of him did. And when that man said that two-faced lives have become normal, i realized it was true. There are so many Christian "Two-faces" around. We all have our own sins and double lives. Church has become a big "masquerade ball"-we come in dressed up and wearing a smiling mask, and nobody knows who's who.
One time when I was a sophmore or freshman, my literature teacher had us read a story called "The Red Mask of Death" by Edgar Allen Poe. In "The Red Mask", a prince named Prospero and a thousand of his friends locked themselves in a castle to try and escape a disease called the red death. The castle looked out on the city, where everyone was dying-but Prospero and his friends were "safe" inside. While in this castle, Prospero holds a masquerade ball. He and his friends indulge themselves and live luxuriously, when something strange happens. A stranger comes is, dressed like a corpse with signs of the red death all over it. Prospero is angered and demands that they kill the insulting stranger. But the stranger never speaks. It just walks by. Prospero chases the stranger down, and when he finally catches it, he falls dead. Prospero's friends are terrified, and approach the stranger. They remove the stranger's mask-to find that he has no face. The stranger is Red Death.
Isn't that alot how we Christian's are today? We try to shelter ourselves, and hide away from sin. We watch others suffer from it, while we are with our own "church group". We let others outside of our castle die in sin, but it's okay-because we're inside, having fun and living our masquerade ball. Masks, dresses-we look nice inside of our castle. But what we don't realize is that sin creeps into our castles when we don't notice. It hangs out at our party. It walks through our castle. And it kills us and our masquerade party. It deadens us inside, till we are numb to everything, and we keep wearing our masks. The mask becomes normal, an everyday part of us.
When are we going to redefine normal?
I ask you-my generation:
When are we going to redefine normal?
If the mask is considered normal, let's be out of place. Why don't we take off our masks and make THAT normal? The masks became normal because everyone did it. Everyone wore a mask, so it didn't seem odd. But what if every one wearing a mask decided to take it off? What if we made that normal? When are we going to redefine normal?
After hearing this preacher ask this question, I decided something.
I will redefine normal.
I will take off my mask.
My question is:
Who will join me?
-A maskless teenage girl
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Chapter one by John Reuben
So this is a song titled "Chaper 1" by a rapper named John Reuben. it's really deep, so i figured I'd post it. :)
I'll embrace dreams again when I can breathe again
And at that point I won't be needing them.
It became clear to me that i was fighting a war I couldn't end-
You don't make it on your own merit
Only royalty inherits the kingdom
And that's a system good intentions can't help.
Your courage is no good here-
So don't try to excel!
What a sad day when you realize nothing can change-
The revolution didn't leave you-
It never came.
There will be no parades
No royal balls
Just long days topped off with last calls for alchohol.
Go to sleep
Wake up
Repeat the same routine.
Smooth skin dressed with wrinkles
And brown eyes with dark wrings.
And enertainers sing of extremes that don't exist for you and me.
When real like is reality tv-
No wonder our youth don't believe in anything!
It's all a joke!
There are no heroes
Just those of us with high hopes.
It's just not that simple!
I'm not trying to save it all
I just wanna create a ripple
And even if one individual is affected,
It's monumental with a beautiful perspective that's unusual in essence.
And traditional thinking won't suggest this-
Is life really that precious?
Well yes it is.
But there will be no celebrations or congradulations
No pat on the back
Just your mind intact
And the freedom to hear your heart beat at the speed of light.
Go to sleep tonight knowing you did it right
And rest easy outside of a system that resents you,
For not doing what they expect you to do!
Psycologically wear you down
And they make the suggestion
That you get on a prescription to deal with your depression
Anxious
Lazy
Tempermental
Obese
-That's what money makers like to call a "disease"
And they'll be looking for creating new problems
With profitable solutions to solve them.
But you won't get any better.
You'll just come back for more until your medicine drawer
Is filled with unreliable chores.
And that's the way of the beast-
I can't do nothing about it.
I could shout it in a room that's crowded
But i doubt it'd make a difference.
So ignorance will be my disguise
Cause twenty-first century America likes it witchcraft civilized.
I really like this song. It's beautiful. It's a very poetic way of describing the faults and problems of our culture and society. It's really eye opening if you think about it. I would definatly suggest getting your hands on this song. It's titled "Chapter 1" by John Reuben, and is on his album "Boy vs. The Cynic".
And that's all I have for today guys. Chew on that some and maybe, if you get time, leave me a comment and tell me what you think.
I'll embrace dreams again when I can breathe again
And at that point I won't be needing them.
It became clear to me that i was fighting a war I couldn't end-
You don't make it on your own merit
Only royalty inherits the kingdom
And that's a system good intentions can't help.
Your courage is no good here-
So don't try to excel!
What a sad day when you realize nothing can change-
The revolution didn't leave you-
It never came.
There will be no parades
No royal balls
Just long days topped off with last calls for alchohol.
Go to sleep
Wake up
Repeat the same routine.
Smooth skin dressed with wrinkles
And brown eyes with dark wrings.
And enertainers sing of extremes that don't exist for you and me.
When real like is reality tv-
No wonder our youth don't believe in anything!
It's all a joke!
There are no heroes
Just those of us with high hopes.
It's just not that simple!
I'm not trying to save it all
I just wanna create a ripple
And even if one individual is affected,
It's monumental with a beautiful perspective that's unusual in essence.
And traditional thinking won't suggest this-
Is life really that precious?
Well yes it is.
But there will be no celebrations or congradulations
No pat on the back
Just your mind intact
And the freedom to hear your heart beat at the speed of light.
Go to sleep tonight knowing you did it right
And rest easy outside of a system that resents you,
For not doing what they expect you to do!
Psycologically wear you down
And they make the suggestion
That you get on a prescription to deal with your depression
Anxious
Lazy
Tempermental
Obese
-That's what money makers like to call a "disease"
And they'll be looking for creating new problems
With profitable solutions to solve them.
But you won't get any better.
You'll just come back for more until your medicine drawer
Is filled with unreliable chores.
And that's the way of the beast-
I can't do nothing about it.
I could shout it in a room that's crowded
But i doubt it'd make a difference.
So ignorance will be my disguise
Cause twenty-first century America likes it witchcraft civilized.
I really like this song. It's beautiful. It's a very poetic way of describing the faults and problems of our culture and society. It's really eye opening if you think about it. I would definatly suggest getting your hands on this song. It's titled "Chapter 1" by John Reuben, and is on his album "Boy vs. The Cynic".
And that's all I have for today guys. Chew on that some and maybe, if you get time, leave me a comment and tell me what you think.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
The birthing of something new
"When a baby is just born it is usually crying. Why. Because it’s in a new territory, somewhere unfamiliar, cold, and way too bright. All the baby wants is to go back into the warm womb that has been their home for 9 months. The baby doesn’t know that even if it were to go back into the womb, it wouldn’t be the same and that in reality that would poison the baby because now the womb is dead. But if have ever seen a baby unhappy you know that crying is what they do so they just keep on at it. Nevertheless, there are still some things that the doctor needs to do. First the doctor cleans out the baby's nose (and throat if needed) so that the baby can breathe on its own. However it is still attached by the umbilical cord, its only way it has been able to breathe or eat for 9 months. So, the doctor clamps the cord to cut off bloodflow. And still the baby keeps crying even though the voice they’ve heard from above for so long is still there trying to soothe it and tell them “everything is gonna be all right” (This is where the super deep meaning comes in) Until the baby stops trying to breathe through the clamped cord, it cannot actually get the sufficient breaths it needs. The baby MUST be able to breathe on its own before it can be left alone for even a second.
What we don’t realize is that we try to keep breathing through our clamped cord, we keep trying to climb back into the womb, to keep looking back on our pasts where we are comfortable and don’t have to branch out. This doesn’t work. God does not intend for all of us to stay a baby (Christian) forever. He wants us to breathe on our own. Grow up. Mature.
Sometimes the best thing is moving on into the plan God has for us. Actually scratch that. It is ALWAYS the best thing to center your life in accordance to God’s plan. It is how we ar eable to be blessed by God, it is how we grow, and it is how our testimony strengthens, so that it can, in turn, can strengthen others.
...And this is my time to move on into the new things of God. To look forward, so I won't keep stumbling looking over my shoulder. Now I can enjoy the reign of God in my life.
Psalms 33:11
But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,
The purposes of his heart through all generations."
No-i didn't write this. A friend of mine blogs about her life, what she's going through, and how God shows her things. And this was one of the things she said. I really liked the analogy of birthing. You know, God tends to use that analogy alot in hid word. Jesus said we have to be born again. Peter said "in his great mercy, God has given us a new birth of hope" (1 Peter 1:3) When a baby is birthed, it is in pain. When a woman gives birth, she is in pain. But when the two come together, their pain is forgotten and joy is restored. Isn't that how we are to God? When we go through transitions, it hurts us, much like a baby. And when God watches us struggle, it hurts him, much like the mother. But when we are put together, our pain is forgotten, and joy is brought back to us. When a baby is being birthed, and both mother and child are screaming in pain, something new and beautiful is happening. A new person is brought into the world, and though there is much pain, in the end, the pain is gone, and the joy that the new child brings is everlasting.
What we don’t realize is that we try to keep breathing through our clamped cord, we keep trying to climb back into the womb, to keep looking back on our pasts where we are comfortable and don’t have to branch out. This doesn’t work. God does not intend for all of us to stay a baby (Christian) forever. He wants us to breathe on our own. Grow up. Mature.
Sometimes the best thing is moving on into the plan God has for us. Actually scratch that. It is ALWAYS the best thing to center your life in accordance to God’s plan. It is how we ar eable to be blessed by God, it is how we grow, and it is how our testimony strengthens, so that it can, in turn, can strengthen others.
...And this is my time to move on into the new things of God. To look forward, so I won't keep stumbling looking over my shoulder. Now I can enjoy the reign of God in my life.
Psalms 33:11
But the plans of the Lord stand firm forever,
The purposes of his heart through all generations."
No-i didn't write this. A friend of mine blogs about her life, what she's going through, and how God shows her things. And this was one of the things she said. I really liked the analogy of birthing. You know, God tends to use that analogy alot in hid word. Jesus said we have to be born again. Peter said "in his great mercy, God has given us a new birth of hope" (1 Peter 1:3) When a baby is birthed, it is in pain. When a woman gives birth, she is in pain. But when the two come together, their pain is forgotten and joy is restored. Isn't that how we are to God? When we go through transitions, it hurts us, much like a baby. And when God watches us struggle, it hurts him, much like the mother. But when we are put together, our pain is forgotten, and joy is brought back to us. When a baby is being birthed, and both mother and child are screaming in pain, something new and beautiful is happening. A new person is brought into the world, and though there is much pain, in the end, the pain is gone, and the joy that the new child brings is everlasting.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
This made me happy... :)
So I'm at church right now, and I'm listening to our worship band practice. They started playing this song called "The Desert Song". The lyrics are really truthful. Read them.
"This is my prayer in the desert
When all that's within me feels dry.
This is my prayer in my huger and need
My God id the God who provides.
And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain.
Ther eis a faith proved of more worth than godl
So refine me Lord through the flame.
I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain!
I will rejoice! I will declare
God is my victory and he is here.
This is my prayer in the battle
When triumph is still on it's way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on his promise I'll stand.
All of my life
In every season
you are still God
I have a reason to sing!
I have a reason to worship!
I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain!
I will rejoice! I will declare
God is my victory and he is here.
This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flow.
I know that I'm filled to be emptied again-
The seed I recieve I will sow."
I think the lyrics are pretty self explanitory. We should praise God, no matter what situation we've been placed in. God works everyhing out for the good of those who love him. (Romans 8:28) Thats all I really have to say...those lyics just kinda encouraged me. :)
"This is my prayer in the desert
When all that's within me feels dry.
This is my prayer in my huger and need
My God id the God who provides.
And this is my prayer in the fire
In weakness or trial or pain.
Ther eis a faith proved of more worth than godl
So refine me Lord through the flame.
I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain!
I will rejoice! I will declare
God is my victory and he is here.
This is my prayer in the battle
When triumph is still on it's way
I am a conqueror and co-heir with Christ
So firm on his promise I'll stand.
All of my life
In every season
you are still God
I have a reason to sing!
I have a reason to worship!
I will bring praise! I will bring praise!
No weapon formed against me shall remain!
I will rejoice! I will declare
God is my victory and he is here.
This is my prayer in the harvest
When favor and providence flow.
I know that I'm filled to be emptied again-
The seed I recieve I will sow."
I think the lyrics are pretty self explanitory. We should praise God, no matter what situation we've been placed in. God works everyhing out for the good of those who love him. (Romans 8:28) Thats all I really have to say...those lyics just kinda encouraged me. :)
Thursday, August 26, 2010
I gotch yo back!
So God has really been speaking to me lately about worry. I just started
school, and I take a "Colledge Career Planning" class. BUT, I go to a Christian
school, so in this class, the teacher opened up by reading this scripture:
"There for I tell you, do not worry about your life-what you will eat or drink;or about your body or about what you wear. Is life not more important than food,and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air-they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the feilds grow? They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the feild-which is here today and tomorrow thrown into the fire-will he not much more clothe you, Oh you of little faith? So do not worry, saying 'What shall we eat or drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after these things, and your heavenly Father knows you need them. But seek first his Kingdom and Righteousness, and all these things will be added to you as well. Therefor, do not worry about tommorow, for tommorow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
(Matthew 6:25-34)
So I thought about it and was like "Well...that's a good verse...okay." And left the class and didn't think much about it. So this morning, I thought, "Man-I really need to start reading my Bible again. I've slacked alot." So I searched and searched for my Bible...and could'nt find it. (Turns out, it was in my locker...ANYways...) So I was like "Bible...Bible...Ah HA!" I found a devotional book that my friend had given me for my thirteenth birthday (which was awhile back). I had only used it like maybe 6 times. So I opened it up to the next devotion, and guess what the verse was? "Look at the birds of the air. They don't sow or reap or store away in barns, but your heavenly father feeds them." So I was like "Wow, God, you must really be wanting me to not worry."
I'm kinda the weird kid at my school, and so sometimes I say th is little phrase I made up. People will say "Ar eyou SURE about this?" And I smile and say "Hey! I gotch you back!" now...remember that,because I'll use it...
So between school, friends, family, relationships, sports, and whatever else you do in your life, it can get kinda stressful. But God just says "Hey-I gotch yo back!" People will let you down. Friends will let you down. Family will let you down. Hey, even Batman let down his true love! (Remember that?! In the Dark Knight?! I really like Batman, so if I make random comments about it...well...it's just how i roll. Okay....anyways...) Everybody has faults, and will mess up. But God has GOTCH YO BACK! Tthink about the verse i used earlier. Iit's true. Birds never die of starvation, and the flowers are never naked! So if God takes care of such small things, then of COURSE he'll take care of you! He loves you SO much more than birds and flowers!
My grandpa has this toy fish thing, and if you push the button, it sings this little song. It goes "Don't worry (doo-doo! Doo-doo!) Be happy! (Doo-doo! Doo-doo!) Don't worry be happy..." And I think that's how our life rolls when we give it up to God. And no-giving your life up to God isn't a bad thing. It's actually kinda relaxing, thinking "Hey...i don't have to worry about this. God has it under control." And he won't fail you. Like Batman. An dyou wan tproof? Have YOU ever seen a naked flower?!
school, and I take a "Colledge Career Planning" class. BUT, I go to a Christian
school, so in this class, the teacher opened up by reading this scripture:
"There for I tell you, do not worry about your life-what you will eat or drink;or about your body or about what you wear. Is life not more important than food,and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air-they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life? And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of the feilds grow? They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these. If that is how God clothes the grass of the feild-which is here today and tomorrow thrown into the fire-will he not much more clothe you, Oh you of little faith? So do not worry, saying 'What shall we eat or drink?' or 'What shall we wear?' For the pagans run after these things, and your heavenly Father knows you need them. But seek first his Kingdom and Righteousness, and all these things will be added to you as well. Therefor, do not worry about tommorow, for tommorow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own."
(Matthew 6:25-34)
So I thought about it and was like "Well...that's a good verse...okay." And left the class and didn't think much about it. So this morning, I thought, "Man-I really need to start reading my Bible again. I've slacked alot." So I searched and searched for my Bible...and could'nt find it. (Turns out, it was in my locker...ANYways...) So I was like "Bible...Bible...Ah HA!" I found a devotional book that my friend had given me for my thirteenth birthday (which was awhile back). I had only used it like maybe 6 times. So I opened it up to the next devotion, and guess what the verse was? "Look at the birds of the air. They don't sow or reap or store away in barns, but your heavenly father feeds them." So I was like "Wow, God, you must really be wanting me to not worry."
I'm kinda the weird kid at my school, and so sometimes I say th is little phrase I made up. People will say "Ar eyou SURE about this?" And I smile and say "Hey! I gotch you back!" now...remember that,because I'll use it...
So between school, friends, family, relationships, sports, and whatever else you do in your life, it can get kinda stressful. But God just says "Hey-I gotch yo back!" People will let you down. Friends will let you down. Family will let you down. Hey, even Batman let down his true love! (Remember that?! In the Dark Knight?! I really like Batman, so if I make random comments about it...well...it's just how i roll. Okay....anyways...) Everybody has faults, and will mess up. But God has GOTCH YO BACK! Tthink about the verse i used earlier. Iit's true. Birds never die of starvation, and the flowers are never naked! So if God takes care of such small things, then of COURSE he'll take care of you! He loves you SO much more than birds and flowers!
My grandpa has this toy fish thing, and if you push the button, it sings this little song. It goes "Don't worry (doo-doo! Doo-doo!) Be happy! (Doo-doo! Doo-doo!) Don't worry be happy..." And I think that's how our life rolls when we give it up to God. And no-giving your life up to God isn't a bad thing. It's actually kinda relaxing, thinking "Hey...i don't have to worry about this. God has it under control." And he won't fail you. Like Batman. An dyou wan tproof? Have YOU ever seen a naked flower?!
Saturday, August 7, 2010
I got the Joy joy joy joy Down in my heart!
Did you ever sing that song as a kids? You know "I got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart! Down in my heart! Down in my heart! I got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart! Down in my heart to stay!" I know I did. But I just got back from church camp, so I wanna tell you guys what happened. If you wanna deny it...well that's okay, cause I know this is real and of God-if you don't, then that's fine.
So at this camp, I got filled with a supernatural joy of God. I know I have mentioned my testimony before, and I think one of these days, I'll make a blog of all the details..but ANYWAYS...I've been depressed before, and so joy holds kinda a special place in my heart. While I was at camp, God filled me up with a joy and laughter-it was amazing. So what I want to say is that no matter what point in your life that your in, God will always fill you with joy. Even when you think that you have ALL the joy and happiness you can handle, God always has MORE in-store for you! Job 8:21 says "HE (God) will FILL your nouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of JOY!"
So wherever you are in your life-depressed, happy, or doin just fine-just ask God for more, cause he'll always give it to you! :)
So at this camp, I got filled with a supernatural joy of God. I know I have mentioned my testimony before, and I think one of these days, I'll make a blog of all the details..but ANYWAYS...I've been depressed before, and so joy holds kinda a special place in my heart. While I was at camp, God filled me up with a joy and laughter-it was amazing. So what I want to say is that no matter what point in your life that your in, God will always fill you with joy. Even when you think that you have ALL the joy and happiness you can handle, God always has MORE in-store for you! Job 8:21 says "HE (God) will FILL your nouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of JOY!"
So wherever you are in your life-depressed, happy, or doin just fine-just ask God for more, cause he'll always give it to you! :)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Backsliding really hurts your butt...
So if you've noticed, the title of this blog is "Backslidin really hurts your butt". I've been thinking about backsliding lately. Okay, I'll be honest with you guys. I've felt that I've been a little backsliding lately. Don't worry-I didn't run away from home, or do drugs, or lose my virginity. ;) I've just felt a bit...well let me explain it to you this way:
You remember the old cartoons of "Batman"? Not these new movies. I mean the old cartoons. I grew up watching those. And even now, old enough to drive a car, I occasionally pull out those old cartoons and sit down with some popcorn and watch them. :) Anyways-you remember Bruce Wayne's real-good friend, Harvey Dent, the D.A.? Remember what happened to him? In case you don't, he became known as "Two-Face". So here's what I'm getting at. Two-Face had this one woman that he loved. In fact, when he was still Harvey Dent, he was engaged to her. So anyways, Two-Face would be angry and raging, but he'd pull out that picture of his true love, and regret all the terrible things he'd done. And you remember how Two-Face looked? With one angry side of a face and one "Harvey-Dent" side of a face? When Harvey looked at his picture of his true love, his "Harvey-face" would soften, but his angry face would still be angry. So what I mean when I say "I feel like Two-Face"is this: yes-I am referring to "Batman", and that I feel like Two-Face in the way that when I do something I regret, I start thinking about my frist love (God) and my "Harvey-Dent" side of me starts to soften.
So are you still wondering, "What does Batman and Harvey Dent have to do with 'Backsliding really hurts your butt'?" I have another story for this one:
This weekend, I was with some friends. One of my friends was driving, so she was in the drivers seat. Let's do some roll-play. So to "protect the names of the innocent", let's call her Jane. So Jane was in the drivers seat. So my other friend (we'll call her Lucy), was trying to get in the passenger's seat. But my other friends (let's say they're named Jim and Tom), decided to jump on the side of the car. So while Lucy is holding on to the door-handle, and Jim and Tom are securely fastened to the side of the car, Jane-the-driver takes off! Suddenly, Lucy looses her grip and falls on the ground, rolling around, and loosing some skin in the process. She didn't get hurt that bad, but she had some bad road-rash. So I linked that in my mind to backsliding. Lucy thought she had a strong grip on the car, but she didn't. Don't we think like that? We think we have a good grip on our sin, but it eventually starts speeding away and we end up falling and sliding on our bee-hinds. And we usually lose some skin in the process. It hurts usually. Just today, I saw "Lucy", and she told me "I'm okay, but I'm really sore." We get a bit scraped up, but we always end up okay and just a little sore. But there's this miraculous thing called "Neosporin". Have you ever used Neosporin? It works wonders. It kind of stings when you put it on, but it works for our good. Isn't that kind of like God's discipline? It always kind of stings a little bit, but it always helps us out. It cleans out our wounds. But that's not all! Then we've got these things called "Band-aids". Band-aids cover that wound, until it's healed all the way. Isn't that how God's love works? After we get a little discipline, we then get some "TLC", or "Tender loving care", and it covers our fault and protects the little damage we have, until we're healed.
My favorite band, Relient K, wrote a song once called "I so hate consequences", and the bridge goes like this:
"When I got tired of running from you, I stopped right there to catch my breath
Then your words they caught my ears-
You said 'I miss you son, come home!'
And my sins, the watched me leave
And in my heart I so believe
The love you felt for me was mine
A love I wished for all this time.
And when the doors were closed, I heard no 'I-told-you-so'-
You said the words I knew you knew.
God-oh God I needed you!
God all this time I needed you! I needed you!
And I so hate consequences-running from you is what my best defense is.
I hate these consequences!
Cause I know that I let you down.
And i don't wanna deal with that."
(Quote from "I so hate consequences" by Relient K)
I'm pretty sure that says it all. God doesn't shove it in your face that you messed up. He just brings you back, just like the prodigal son. If you really wanna hear a good story about a guy who backslid, read about Peter. He denied Jesus 3 times. But he was still one of the people who kicked off Christianity. And we can't forget the prodigal son. He ran from his dad, disrespected him, and spent all his money. But his dad welcomed him with open arms. That's how God is. No matter what you do, he loves you. He always uses a little "Neosporin-discipline", and it stings, but he'll cover it up with his "Band-aid-love", until it's completly healed, and you'll have no scars to show.
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