"Million Voices" by BarlowGirl

Tell me who'd have thought that we would be so controversialAnd stand against the normal
Are we too outspoken, loud, and messing up the comfortable?
Well we've been messed up also

But how can we be silent
When a fire burns inside us'Cause we're a million strong and getting stronger still
They'll remember we were here
With a million voices breaking silence till
They'll remember we were here

We were made to start the riot, take on the impossible
And we will slay the giants
We are done with fake religion fighting now to find the movement
Won't stop till we find it
But how can we be silent
When a fire burns inside us
'Cause we're a million strong and getting stronger still
They'll remember we were here
With a million voices breaking silence till
They'll remember we were here
We're a million strong and getting stronger still
They'll remember we were here
With a million voices breaking silence till
They'll remember we were here


Written and Recorded by BarlowGirl ~ ©Word Entertainment

a girl like NUN other

"I solemnly swear that I am up to KnoW good."
(Harry Potter movie quote, except for the "K" and "W")

Isaiah 1:17
"Learn to do right; seek justice.
Defend the oppressed.
Take up the cause of the fatherless;
plead the case of the widow."

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It was once said that:
We should live our lives as if we were going to be put on trial for being a Christian. Would there be enough evidence to convict us?

I try to live that way, but I'm not perfect. Everyday is a struggle for different reasons. I may get frustrated over classes, get an attitude towards my parents, or any other number of things that are challenging for a Southern 22 year old Conservative Christian girl. To counter-act this, I have dared my-self to learn what is good. God has given me a strength to pass these "tests" but I must "learn at the foot of the Master" on how to use it.
My parents and I have recently been watching the t.v. show "Monk" a lot. The title character is an ex-cop who helps the detectives with tough cases. His O.C.D makes him notice the tiniest details that can make or break the case. I'm resolved to pay more attention like "Monk," even though it seems as if my attention is bankrupt some days. When it doesn't go the way I think it should, I shall pray. When it goes the way I do want it to, I shall pray. When my nerves are shot and I'm worried that something is about to go wrong, I shall pray. God is not my crutch. When I seek Him, I'm not runnig away from my problems, I'm running (with all haste) to the answers.

Dear God,
Please help me to understand that I'm not to live by the world's axioms. Your standards are what is worth living by. You are the definition of "good" and I hope that I can live my life by Your rules (like You show us in Isaiah 1:17). Please give me the strength to learn You.
Amen.


"Monk": http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0312172/

Song "Tears Fall" by BarlowGirl

{the following post is a song about abortion. I'M PRO-LIFE}

I've had this same dream many times it haunts my mind
It starts with a life but it ends every time
Oh so many faces that this world will never see
A reason for your life but your heart will never beat

CHORUS
May the tears fall down
Let them soften this ground
May our hearts be found
God forgive us now

Oh what have we lost because we chose will never know
And loving You is better than feeling alone
And all our claims to freedom have become just heavy chains
And in the name rights we keep filling nameless graves

Written and Recorded by BarlowGirl ~ ©Word Entertainment

...a short thought about dating

I don't really know how to even start this blog... but here it goes...
I feel I must preface this: I have never dated.
I don't believe in dating "just for fun" or "for a free meal." I believe one should really know the other person before they enter the World of Dating with each other. For any relationship to last, it must be founded on friendship and true unconditional love. Not "I love you (because I feel like I'm supposed to after a month of dating you)" but "I love you (and I want the best for you, even if that does not include me)." To reach this one must first know true love, for example please see GOD ie.John3:16... 'nuff said.

God created one Adam and one Eve,
not one Adam and five Eves
and then say, "hey Adam, why don't you just date around until you find the right one"

I am currently not dating due to ... well, to put it bluntly... life. College is hard enough as it is; I don't think my attention needs to be torn between studying chemistry and having chemistry with that cute guy on the other side of the room. To tell you the truth... it's not only college. I'm also not dating because I feel like I need to devote my whole heart to God before it's ready to give to a man. Sounds pathetic right? Well, I don't think so. It is extremely hard to wholeheartedly love a God I can't physically see or even hug; but I'm determinded.

If any gentlemen are reading this and would like to date me, please see the receptionist on your way out of the office (he is the burly man with the Ugly Stick known as my dad... pictured below).

Meaning of Life

I've previously blogged about life with a purpose, but I never said what that purpose was. I say it now for all to hear {or read}; it is to GLORIFY GOD.
Everyone always says that the meaning of life is some huge mystery. No, it's not! We were created by God for God. Sure He created the angels too, but they don't have free will. That's what makes us His masterpiece. That's why we must choose Him. Think about it; If you created something, wouldn't you want it to love you out of free will? That's why He wants us so much. That's why we must glorify God, because we should want to (not have to) and that's why we were created. It's our purpose. It's our meaning.

If I'm wrong about God, what do I risk? Spending my life believing in little things like faith, hope, and true unconditional love? ... What do you risk if you're wrong? How about spending eternity without those things!

6 Impossible Things

The Alice character {in the 2010 "Alice in Wonderland" Disney movie} mentions being so imaginative that she and her father could think of six impossible things before breakfast.

Here's my Six Impossible Things:
1.) I can and will love my enemies.
2.) I put my faith in a God that I cannot see.
3.) I will praise God in the storm and thank Him for it.
4.) The Bible is the inspired Word of God.
5.) God created everything in six days with nothing but His voice.
6.) The Gospel is true.

Even though these are impossible by today's worldviews, I still believe.

The Comforter: a story

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She stopped breathing.

Her eyes were flooded with tears.

Before she realized what was happening, her feet were racing beneath her.

Many people were in the halls that day. Some didn’t even notice her passing, but rather, kept on with their little lives. Others saw her but didn’t really “see” her. To them, she was just an interruption, a blur passing by. There were those who truly saw her and felt sorry for her. Seeing her tears, they wondered what could be wrong with her, but never did they attempt to find out.

At this point she was outside. Unable to see through her tears, she didn’t notice that everyone was herding to refuge from the rain. She tripped over something and fell to her knees.

She paused.

For the first time, she took a breath.
She raised her head to the showering heavens and lifted her palms.
With her eyes shut, she slowly, but very clearly, smiled.
The Comforter met with her there that day.
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