“There’s a girl in the corner, with tear stains on her eyes, from the places she’s wandered and the shame she can’t hide. She says, “How did I get here? I’m not who I once was. And I’m crippled by the fear that I’ve fallen too far to love” But don’t you know who you are, what’s been done for you? You are more than the choices that you’ve made, you are more than the sum of your past mistakes, you are more than the problems you create, you’ve been remade. Well she tries to believe it, that she’s been given new life , but she can’t shake the feeling that it’s not true tonight. She knows all the answers and she’s rehearsed all the lines, and so she’ll try to do better but then she’s too weak to try. But don’t you know who you are? Cause this is not about what you’ve done, but what’s been done for you. This is not about where you’ve been, but where your brokenness brings you to. This is not about what you feel, but what He felt to forgive you, and what He felt to make you loved.”

one of my favorite songs to listen to by Tenth Avenue North when i start to give up + fall away from the light. i’m sick of drama + unkind words. that’s not who i am. i refuse to allow my past + mistakes define who i am now. if you know me based upon who i was a year ago, or even 6 months ago.. you don’t know me. my growth game is strong. it breaks my heart to see that others have destroyed people so badly that they have no other intentions in their heart than to hurt everybody else around them. all because of what had happened with their past + what others have done to them. it kills me that most of this population will never find it in their hearts to be kind + to find Christ. it’s painful + i feel so horrible yet there’s nothing i can do but pray + hope for the best.