Jesus>religion

So there's this poem that this guy wrote and made a video of on youtube. It talks of how Jesus actually came to abolish religion and it just seperates us from are fellow worshippers of God. It has really opened my eyes. One of my friends was talking about how this one person who is like a sibling to me went to this party where some of the poeple were the most sinful people i ever knew and i was worried but i knew that i couldnt stop him from going. I heard that every other word that came out of his mouth was a cuss word. It made me recall the moments when he would be talking about poeple and would say "and other names that i can't say".
i would always counter this remark by asking him if they words he CAN'T say oor SHOULDN'T say. and he would always respond shouldn't. i know i have my flaws. im fighting my own demons. bad habits. sins. its a continuous battle that a lot of the time unfortuantely i just give in to. I wish i was just like Jamie on A Walk to Remember. She never cared what people think. She only thought of what God may have thought of her. Just enjoying life. But back to the religion. It's a funny story actually, when i was little, i didn't know what denomination i was. I didn't even know what a denomination! as i grew older i just assumed we were baptist. it was the most popular one i knew (the only one i knew). And then, when i was about 10 years old, i looked up at our church sign and read Short Mountain Methodist. But the thing is, it didnt change anything. a denomination is just a label. A boundary pretty much. But we are all worshipping the same God and reading from the Bible! so what went wrong? Interpretation. Point of View. it seperated us because people started pointing fingers saying "You're wrong!" "No you're wrong!" Where will it end? some churches even go so far as to not even letting single mothers, teen moms, those addicted to drugs into our church so it won't look bad. But that's why we have the church! this is from the video, "It's not a museum for good people, it's a hospital for the broken." This statement could not be more true. It makes me question that if I even want to be part of my denomination but i love my church and the people around me and it's awesome. But im not going to worry about it now. It's a little bit harder than i thought it would be trying to Learn How to Breathe.

Music=Life

If it were not for music, I do not think I would even have a being. I don't just listen to Music, I have a realtionship with it. People can find an out with music. It can take you away from this world and to another. I am always looking for good music that will lift me up, that will make me feel good with life, and most importantly a song that connects me with God.
Guess what people. THERE IS SUCH THING AS BAD MUSIC!
what is bad music though? I have an idea of what it is. No, it's not a certain type of genre that is bad. Here, in my opinion, is what bad music is: music that talks about having lots of sex, drugs, and alcohol. Also, songs that are just depressing and kinda in a teenage way make you want to give up on life. Sorta like making you depressed. Another type of bad music is music that just makes you tense and angry all the time. Our english teacher was having us listen to a list of random songs. Something about mood. I can not recall very well because im sure i just put it off as useless information until my mid-term. But there was a very sad song that played that just made me feel like crawling into a hole and sitting in the dark for the rest of the day. That is bad music. Then the next song was a crazy death metal tune that made so many people in the class tense up (me being one of them) that she had to change it kinda quick because it was so noticeable. The song just made me want to punch someone and I couldn't even tell what they were saying or what it was about! That's bad music. then the thirda song was the classic "Don't Worry be Happy". it just made me feel so happy and giddy that I just wanted to give everyone around me a hug. That's GOOD music.
So go out and listen to music like that. If your christian, listen to a christian station. I started listening to one this past summer and im hooked. It makes my day so much better. For others, im not sure what to tell you other than make a playlist of songs that lighten your day. "Outside My Window" by Sarah Buxton is my life's theme song! I swear, just listening to it shoots you with rainbows (in a good way). Now don't think that hard rock or just rock music is bad music. I listen to a rock band by the name of FireFlight and they make me energetic. Happy love songs like Taylor Swift's "Today Was a Fairytale" are great to becacuse they have such a happy ending and a happy energetic feel. Just find something that clicks. It's just that simple of a concept.
So please take my advice. Find music that makes your day good, that turns your frowns upside down, that makes your worst day the best. Find that music that connects you with God.
Find music that makes it easier to breathe.

Yes, I've started.

So I guess I should say hi to you bloggers, non-bloggers, and just curious ones. I made this blog so I can just talk I guess. I'm not really sure, but I believe that it's because I can share God's word. You are probably thinking to yourself, "Oh great. A religious blog. I'm just going to go back to looking at my Facebook." If anything, I hope this will be better than raeding Facebook. Unless you are reading this on Facebook. In that case you can just keep reading. I dont just want to post about religion though. I want to post things that will hopefully lift up your spirits and make you smile and learn how to have a good day. For now I shall say goodnight to thee, because at this moment it's a school night and I still need a shower. And for those of you who are still kinda confused as to why I have this blog, granted that you still care or even care at all, it's so I can post my discoveries of life as I go along in this constantly-changing world of ours. So let's see just how long it takes for me to Learn How to Breathe.
May God keep his hand on you.
Sincerely,
Miranda-Rae