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Thursday, October 10, 2013

Sorry I'm Not Sorry.

Yeah. This is me as a little kid. :)

When I was little, untainted by and unaware of the harsh world that we live in, I had dreams. I had aspirations. I had determination, and I believed in my will. I believed in my dreams. I believed in the person I would become. Today, about three weeks until my 17th birthday, I want to pay tribute to the child I once was and write about my dreams, determination, and especially my incredible Heavenly Father. And I'm not sorry about it one bit.

In a nutshell, I'm going to change the world.

So I refuse to sit back and believe whatever I'm told. I refuse to turn off my brain and blindly believe all the lies and assumptions of this world. I refuse to stop seeking for God's truth.

Sorry I'm not sorry.

World, your goal is to thwart my paths. To change my beliefs and dampen my hopes. To stop my growth and doubt my love with the Savior. To turn me into a cynical, blind, closed-minded and cold-hearted individual with no compassion or hope. These are among your goals. And I refuse to fall for it.

I refuse to latch onto despair.
I will hold tightly to hope.

I refuse to ignore the truth when it is before my very eyes.
I will seek out God's truth all the days of life. 

I refuse to judge without compassion.
I will love endlessly and unconditionally.

I refuse to change who I am to fit the trends.
I will find my identity in Christ alone.

I refuse to ignore the broken simply because I am hurting.
Together, we will heal.

I refuse to hide behind a mask.
I will be real.

I refuse to become complacent.
Sorry I'm not sorry.

Hold me to these things.

In my humble opinion,
~Yours Truly :*

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Goosebumps.


The first time I watched this video, I cried. No, more than that. I bawled. I couldn't stop the goosebumps. That's my King. This is truly worth watching...over and over and over.

My King is awesome. And that's not just in my humble opinion.
~Emily