"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain" (1 Cor. 10:31)
It was a test we should all hope to pass
But none of us would want to take
Faced with the choice to deny God and live
For her there was one choice to make
This was her time
This was her dance
She lived every moment
Left nothing to chance
She swam in the sea
Drank of the deep
Embraced the mystery of all she could be
This was her time
i usually only listen to this song ("This is Your Time" by Michael W. Smith) when i'm driving somewhere with my mom since Michael is her all time favorite singer. whenever this song comes on my mom gets all teary-eyed. she says she can't even imagine going through what Cassie's parents went through (for those of you who don't know, this song was written for and in memory of Cassie Bernall, a girl who was marytred at Columbine High School). almost everytime this song plasy my mom asks me the same question- "would you do that?" would i die for my beliefs? would i take a bullet for my faith? and everytime my answer is the same- "i hope so". i could only hope to be that strong. i'll tell you right now, that the very first thing i would hope to die for is my faith. don't get me wrong, i'd most definitely die for my family and my friends, but my faith is so much more important than all that. but everytime i hear that song, and my mom asks me that same question i begin to wonder...would i seriously be strong enough to die, TO DIE, for my faith? or would i cower under the pressure? how was Cassie so strong? was she even scared? i mean, she knew that by saying yes she would instantly be home in her Father's arms, right? but did she hesitate? my faith means the world to me. it's all i truely have. the one thing i can always count on no matter what. my God is always there for me. i often wonder if one day i'll be faced with that question...will my life one day be on the line because of what i believe? would i be strong enough to say yes? to stand up for my God? what if i was asked tomorrow? would i be sold out to Christ even to the point of death? would i truely be a votari youth? i can only hope to be that strong. i pray that i am that strong.
well that is my ranting for the day...u can probably tell that i've been thinking alot, lol. not much else to do when ur home sick :-P just random thinkingness. n e ways, that all came to me last night during devotions. i think i have a message for the youth group sort of based on all that ^ but i'm not quite sure yet. waiting for a confirmation that it is for my yg. we'll see tho. either way God gave me an awesome word last night :-) other than that not much else is happening. Fine Arts is tomorrow! ahhhhhhhhhhh! i am SO FREAKING nervous! gahhhhh! i hope and pray that all goes well! then sunday i have dance :-P wellllllll i guess thats all from me for now. i'll talk to y'all lataz! love ya! byebyes be blessed! leave me one! ~Alayna~
But none of us would want to take
Faced with the choice to deny God and live
For her there was one choice to make
This was her time
This was her dance
She lived every moment
Left nothing to chance
She swam in the sea
Drank of the deep
Embraced the mystery of all she could be
This was her time
i usually only listen to this song ("This is Your Time" by Michael W. Smith) when i'm driving somewhere with my mom since Michael is her all time favorite singer. whenever this song comes on my mom gets all teary-eyed. she says she can't even imagine going through what Cassie's parents went through (for those of you who don't know, this song was written for and in memory of Cassie Bernall, a girl who was marytred at Columbine High School). almost everytime this song plasy my mom asks me the same question- "would you do that?" would i die for my beliefs? would i take a bullet for my faith? and everytime my answer is the same- "i hope so". i could only hope to be that strong. i'll tell you right now, that the very first thing i would hope to die for is my faith. don't get me wrong, i'd most definitely die for my family and my friends, but my faith is so much more important than all that. but everytime i hear that song, and my mom asks me that same question i begin to wonder...would i seriously be strong enough to die, TO DIE, for my faith? or would i cower under the pressure? how was Cassie so strong? was she even scared? i mean, she knew that by saying yes she would instantly be home in her Father's arms, right? but did she hesitate? my faith means the world to me. it's all i truely have. the one thing i can always count on no matter what. my God is always there for me. i often wonder if one day i'll be faced with that question...will my life one day be on the line because of what i believe? would i be strong enough to say yes? to stand up for my God? what if i was asked tomorrow? would i be sold out to Christ even to the point of death? would i truely be a votari youth? i can only hope to be that strong. i pray that i am that strong.
well that is my ranting for the day...u can probably tell that i've been thinking alot, lol. not much else to do when ur home sick :-P just random thinkingness. n e ways, that all came to me last night during devotions. i think i have a message for the youth group sort of based on all that ^ but i'm not quite sure yet. waiting for a confirmation that it is for my yg. we'll see tho. either way God gave me an awesome word last night :-) other than that not much else is happening. Fine Arts is tomorrow! ahhhhhhhhhhh! i am SO FREAKING nervous! gahhhhh! i hope and pray that all goes well! then sunday i have dance :-P wellllllll i guess thats all from me for now. i'll talk to y'all lataz! love ya! byebyes be blessed! leave me one! ~Alayna~