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I’m A Christian

by Maya Angelou

When I say … “I am a Christian,”

I’m not shouting “I’m clean livin’.

I’m whispering “I was lost,

Now I’m found and forgiven.”

When I say .”I am a Christian,”

I don’t speak of this with pride.

I’m confessing that I stumble,

And need CHRIST to be my…

Maya has the insight to know & the truth thru pain to share her heart! Enjoy

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jeremypassion:

HOW HE LOVES…

It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to really write my thoughts here on tumblr. Why the sudden change? Well aside from the power of music and the message it already portrays in its lyrics, sometimes the heart just has more to say passed the verses, chorus, and bridge.

This song, “How He Loves” is such a simple song but it speaks so deeply to my heart. ”He loves us, Oh how He loves us” can entail so much. As great of news this is to know that He loves us, it pulls at my heartstrings as well as my hurt.

Ya see, there are alot of things in life that I question about: Why do good people have to suffer? Why am I going through this situation? War? Why is my little brother still in a wheelchair? Infact, sometimes I wonder why God has given me such a heart for people.. And if He didn’t give me this heart, would I be able to live my life more in peace, would my relationship with Jesus be stronger? I spend so much time (YEARS) getting angry at God and asking him WHY?! WHY?!…WHY? (It’s okay to ask God questions, it’s okay to pour out your feelings to Him.. He could handle it.)

And yet, I hear this simple song, “He loves us, Oh how He loves us” and I break down in tears because I know He does but my dilemma is trying to seeing His love through ALL that has been going on. I was recently talking to a friend of mine about my hurt and my pains, and he told me something that really hit me.. He said, “Even if you would get an answer from God as to why these things had to happen, we wouldn’t even comprehend or be able to grasp His answer.” And it hit me because it says in the bible,

“For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD” -Isaiah 55:8

God’s thoughts and ways are soooooooooooooooo beyond anything our little minds could comprehend, that we wouldn’t even be able to get our head around it even if He explained to us why things happen. And the same thing goes for His love.

Why He loved the world sooooo much that He gave His son to die for our sins, is something we can’t even explain.. But He did and He loved us THAT much to do it..Now every time I hear this song, “How He Loves”, I realize there is nothing I can do but to just receive His grace, His Love, His gift… And though we won’t always get what we want in life, and though we won’t always understand why things happen, what I do know is that I can put my trust in God and just receive His love for me.

So what can I do now? Instead of using this time to complain and to be bitter about everything in life, I’m simply just going to say THANK YOU Lord for my family, for the fact that I woke up today, for the fact that I have food on the table, and that you blessed me with a musical gift. These are the things we tend to overlook when all we look at is the problem and not at the Solution.

Thankful,

<3 Jeremy Passion