I wonder if you guys have heard the song "I'm Not Alright" by Sanctus Real. I know there's at least a couple of you that have listened to Sanctus Real. They're a reallllly good Christian band-- but that's not the point.
The actual song goes like this:
If weakness is a wound that no one wants to speak of
Then "cool" is just how far we have to fall
I am not immuned, I only want to be loved
But I feel safe behind the firewall
Can I lose my need to impress?
If you want the truth I need to confess
I'm not alright, I'm broken inside
And all I go through, it leads me to you
Burn away the pride
Bring me to my weakness
Until everything I hide behind is gone
And when I'm open wide with nothing left to cling to
Only you are there to lead me on.
'Cause honestly, I'm not that strong.
I'm not alright, I'm broken inside
Broken inside
And all I go through, it leads me to you
Leads me to you
Closer to you
Closer to you
Closer to you
I'm not alright I'm broken inside
Broken inside
I'm broken inside, Broken inside
And all I go through leads me to you
Leads me to you
I'm not alright, I'm not alright
I'm not alright ... that's why I need you.
The first verse really kinda... well made me think. I mean, that sounds normal compared to usual, because we all think deeply a lot. But I'm referring to the fact that most kids/teens(/even adults) we're all wounded with a weakness. And it DOES have to do with being "cool".
--I did a bunch of blog posts on creating ourselves (1, 2, && 3). They weren't written very well, but they got my point out.--
There's a lot of things haveing to do with peer pressure. And you may not think you're dealing with it a lot, and you might not, but usually in the back of your mind there's always the little "What will ____ think of me then?" or "Maybe I SHOULD do this...".
Yeah, I deal with that a lot. Of course, I can't think of any THING that would give someone pressure, but I know people do.
~Sometimes those people don't even realize what they're doing to you.
~Andthen, unfortunately, sometimes they do.
But it doesn't really matter if they do or not, does it? It only matters about what your decision is...
I'm not going to give some huge lecture about what you should and shouldn't do, no worries. I know you guys already have the sense of "wrong and right". It's your choice; but I am going to tell you my feelings for it.
Vs.1: It's sad to see a lot of people having their weakness like that, and "cool" IS where they fall. They DO feel safe not being criticized, and the only reason why they feel safe like that is because feeling loved is what we want most.
I know for a fact that if I don't feel loved I feel awful. It makes me want to cry that I'm not good enough for some people--that I'm NOT behind the firewall. But then, when you think about it... Well, I'm still loved by the One who's MOST important:
...In the end, everything will be fine. We all need encouragement sometime rather. We all face tests, whether its pressure or something else. Please, it's a lot of things.
But I finally figured out WHY there are so many tests in life.
I thought it was just how far we'd be able to get... And it is, in a sense. But it's also preperation. If I can't even last very long in one trial, I won't be able to last in the future with whatever had to do with that.
God won't ever give you something you can't handle-- but people give up sometimes. They think they can't make it or aren't strong enough handling something, when that's not the truth. But the only way you CAN get past whatever pressure it is or trial (or whatever you'd like to call it), you must seek God.
"Cool", I've figured out, is just a way of saying that people think you're...well, neat or fascinating. At least that's what I've noticed so far.
**But I've also noticed that not giving in to a lot of things, or not giving up, has made me still "cool"--especially to God.
End of part one.
God bless,
~Bookie
P.S. Sorry it was ended abruptly! Gotta run. :)
5 comments:
♥'d this post, chica!!!
God Bless,
~Prism~
Thanks for posting that. I think you hit on a subject that a lot of people deal with - including myself. Everyone at some point I think wants to be accepted by the crowd. They want to receive compliments from people, feel good about themselves. But ultimately it's God we want to please. He will always love us, and cannot love us anymore than He already does. But we need to walk in His way, because that's the only way that leads to life.
I'll check out that song! The lyrics sound really great.
That post was way way too long......JK JK
Even though the post was a little long every word was totally worth it.
Good thoughts, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! That's something I've been thinking about lately... How we all feel the need to be loved/approved by other humans. It's pretty ridiculous actually, because the only person's opinion that matters is the Lord's! We need to surrender our longing for other people's acceptance to Him and He'll fulfill all of our needs.
Love ya,
Steph
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