Proof of Your Love

Some of you may have already read this post when it was on my other blog, so you don't have to read it again.  I promise, there will be new stuff soon!  I'm already working on it!

When I decided to create a new blog, I needed a name.  After playing with all kinds of different combinations of strange names, I decided to hunt down some inspiration.  I knew that I needed a little refreshing spritz of creativity.  Even when I have a block of some sorts, I can always count on music to produce new ideas.  The web address from this blog actually came from the song "Already There" by Casting Crowns.

That's when I started humming,"Let my life be the proof, the proof of your love!"

That song had been stuck in my head for ages.  What better way to let it overtake me than to let it inspire me?  It was absolute perfect timing.  The only problem was that I had not yet come up with a good  name.

I pulled up the lyrics, the video and even an interview to get a real good look at the song.  However, I eventually came back to the first verse.  Personally, I think this is one of the most brilliant songs I've heard in a long while.  Even at the beginning, you get a powerful message.  Here's how the verse goes.

"If I sing but don't have love

 I waste my breath with every song

 I bring an empty voice, a hollow noise

 If I speak with a silver tongue

 Convince a crowd but don't have love

 I leave a bitter taste with every word I say"

That was it.  No Wasted Breath.  It was everything I had hoped for, but more.  I loved how it played in well with this particular song, but also as a blog.  I thought it was kind of clever, since I don't talk or "waste breath" to write and create these posts.  Since people won't automatically think of For King and Country or this song, it's good to have a meaning that still makes sense.

As I said previously, I'm in love with this song and the band, For King and Country.  Luke and Joel, these talented musicians, are just plain amazing.  For starters, they're from Sydney, Australia.  See, my name is Sydney, so that's pretty cool :).  I love how they are so unique and original.  Aside from their beautiful voices, they use and play all of these different instruments like the "Magic Box" and the glockenspiel.  The different elements make their music so much more fun and add really cool layers.

One last thing is about the monologue in the song.  It is the verse that, I suppose, inspired this piece.  That would be 1 Corinthians 13:1-3.  It goes like this.

"If I speak with human eloquence and angelic ecstasy but don't love, I'm nothing but the creaking of a rusty gate.  If I speak God's Word with power, revealing all his mysteries and making everything plain as day, and if I have faith that says to a mountain, "Jump," and it jumps, but I don't love, I'm nothing.  If I give everything I own to the poor and even go to the stake to be burned as a martyr, but I don't love, I've gotten nowhere. So, no matter what I say, what I believe, and what I do, I'm bankrupt without love."

Isn't that so overwhelmingly powerful?  Even better, it's straight from the King, my King.

I would definitely recommend checking them out if you haven't already.  I'll link a lyric video below, so go listen to it!  I hope you enjoy it as much and thoroughly as I did.

Much Love!

Someone Worth Dying For...you

“Never, never be afraid to do what's right, especially if the well-being of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small compared to the wounds we inflict on our soul when we look the other way.” 
― Martin Luther King Jr.

After hearing the song Someone Worth Dying For by MIKESCHAIR on the radio, I was instantly reminded of MLK.  It may seem bad to compare someone like him to Jesus, but he was a very godly man.  Martin was a great teacher, leader, speaker and preacher.  He was a man of God.  He was also an African American fighting for his beliefs.  Martin was willing to die to see a difference in the world.  Now, let me ask you just one question.  This is not a question to be answered right now or even soon.  Events and future experiences will make up the answer.  But is there anything in this world that you would die for?  Notice the 'this world' part.  Aside from God, could you die for a belief, a friendship or even a great memory? If not, how much would you give for the dream to become a reality?  Well, just know that he gave it all, his life, the ultimate sacrifice.  This is similar to what Jesus did, but he wasn't well aware of his death.  Just think, this was all for the world.

First off in the song, they talk about certain scenarios of self-hatred or insignificance.  All the negative things that could happen to you in life.  Sometimes we want to ask, "'God can you hear me?'"  If you've chosen a broken road that turned your life into regret, there is hope.  We all want to be loved by something.  We want to be their focus, their priority.  We want them to love us unconditionally, no matter what has gone wrong.  Knowing we can't achieve perfection, why do we try?  Every day we get up, go to school or work, but what do we get?  We get the necessities of life.  Food, water, shelter and a hope for a better future.  If you think about it, we're pretty selfish people.  Our desires, cares and concerns revolve around our world.  Now don't get me wrong, food is important, but why can't we save some time to think about our surroundings?   Back to my point, we try to say we did try.  We try to get things in return.  Like the Golden Rule of the Bible says, "One should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself." You get out what you put into the situation.  We try to make the world a better place for love.  If you try to love someone with everything you have, chances are, they'll love you back.  God wants us to know we are worth something.  We add a little something to life, make it more enjoyable and lively.  Start living for God, knowing you are something worth dying for and you do matter.  But you may ask, "'Am I really beautiful?'" or "Why me?" or "'Am I more than flesh and bones?'"  I don't know why not.  You're obviously here for a reason and you're going to make a difference.  Now your life is what you make of it.  There won't be someone telling you what to do, but I do know we'll all be standing at the finish line cheering you on.  

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