Judge for Yourselves

It seems like I haven't written a really blog in ages. One with scripture and all. And aside from my poems, which honestly bore people that don't like poetry. So maybe you can appreciate this blog. I pose a question to you: Which is right? To obey man, or God? The obvious answer is to obey God. But I bet you're now thinking of which one you actually choose. Which brings the second questiong: Who do you follow? God or Man? Those two questions obviously have a right answer, but no wrong one. They do contain a truthful answer though.

More often then not, we choose the ways of man because it's easier than God's path. A lot of people think God is some stuck up spiritual monarch making life hard, but all he wants to do is make you strong. It's like if you want to lose weight: Man is the brownie and God is salad. The salad sure doesn't taste good like a brownie, but in the long run is better. That darn delicious brownie is going to give you indigestion and hour later, but the salad makes you feel healthier. (If that analogy did any good, give me a holla.) In Acts 4, this council is telling Peter and John to stop spreading knowledge of Jesus but they reply, "Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God's sight to obey you rather than God. For we cannot help speaking of what we have seen and heard." In a nutshell, God is coolier than these other peeps who are just going to make you bloated(refer back to the brownie analogy), so you should do God's will. I know it takes a while to get God's words out of your mouth, but think about that verse when you're face with a brownie-salad decision.

For Jesus

You're five feet away, but my voice doesn't carry that far
My heart cries out, but cannot be heard beyond the crowd
And Jesus... I'm begging you to save me
To reach out and rebuild this broken life

To many days I've wasted, waiting for nothing more than loss
Every sin in a day is nailed upon that holy cross
Oh Jesus
Take this broken life, and make me more like you
It's been about me for to long
Now I'm giving it back to you

No more tears, at least for the moment
I don't want to fall, again
Please here my voice, let me know that I'm not alone
My life will be for you
Once again!

You're the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end
My Savior is everything and so much more
Why did you die, for me?
But Lord, I thank you for opening this locked door

Run Away

She had the prettiest smile from a mile away
But you'd never see it with hatred holding her down
The way the poison could seep into her bones
And spread across a room like a wildfire

You'd never think that a girl so pretty
Could have a look that shot daggers from her eyes

What happened? To the girl I once knew?
What happened? What happened to you?

It's not like I ever struck a chord with you darling
But now I stand here while you just snarling
I didn't crush your dreams, now honey
It's that boy who's pulling your puppet strings

Cut the chords, that tie you down
Lift up your heart, as he pounds you to the ground
You're not some dog that should cower in the corner
Set yourself free... lift your feet and run
Just save yourself