Ear Candy: I Choose You

I've been listening to a ridiculous amount of Sara Bareilles lately because her voice makes my heart smile. I've been listening to her when I get ready in the morning, nothing makes a morning a good morning like happy, getting-ready music.  Recently one of her songs really caught my ear and my heart. Most of Sara Bareilles' songs are light, happy love songs, but one song in particular could be used to illustrate the joyful relationship that we should have with God.

What really caught my eye was the statement that her words were "the very first words of a lifelong love letter". Personally, the only love letter that I've received is the Bible and every time I spend just a little bit of time reading it, I rediscover just how much God loves me. Part of the reason God gave us the Bible is so we could read His expressions of love over and over again. The second verse goes on to say that many people told her "you would not come true, just love's illusion" and Bareilles follows it with "you found me and everything changed and I believe in something again."Many people experience a feeling like that when they find God. I experience it each time I admit my faults, sins, and imperfections and run back to God.

The part of the song that hits me the hardest is her admission of her imperfections and how she learns from her mistakes. She says that she wants to prove her love, no matter how long it takes. God doesn't ask us to prove anything to him, but acting in love towards others, worshipping Him, and obedience to His word shows our dedication to the pursuit of God's heart.

Prayer of Contentment

I wish I had written this, but I found this when I was killing time today. It's a C.S. Lewis quote and I am going to make this a daily prayer:

    "I would rather be what God chose to make me than the most glorious creature that I could think of; for to have been born in God's thought,  and then made by God is the dearest, grandest, and most precious thing in all thinking.

This is a prayer of contentment."

Just think about that for a couple minutes.

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." Psalm 139:14

Ear Candy: Bombs Away

I promise that I'll get back to my relatable posts soon, but this is my blog. I do what I want. 

 If you've never heard of Rachael Lampa, she is one of the most talented singers that I have ever heard. She lead me to this gem, which is now one of my favorite songs. I definitely recommend listening to it, but what you really need to check out is the music video. I know that it's a little long, but let's be honest.. you probably weren't going to spend the next six minutes doing anything particularly important. Personally, I believe that this video can be life-changing. It changes your perspective.

 The reason that I love this video is because it portrays God's forgiveness. This song is actually about original sin and is very representational.** I like to apply this to my life and the mistakes that I make every, single day. It reminds me that no matter what I do God will ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS forgive me. And I've done some pretty messed up stuff. It honestly blows my mind because sin is part of human nature. Even though we choose sin, God forgives us out of His unconditional love for us.
 I listen to this song when I'm struggling with temptation, feeling defeated, or when I feel like I need to be reminded of God's everlasting, all-powerful, unconditional love. It reminds me that I can live a life of victory, a life full of joy; I do not have to live in defeat because my bounty has been paid in full.