23

ok so today i turn 23 today and i thought it good to reflect alittle bit on life and where ive been and what ive done and why the heck was i born and why i am still alive. how did i make it this far, 23 years of life and atleast one more day to live. God has been merciful to me. almost every year switchfoot puts out a new cd and on each one jon foreman, their frontman and songwriter, always seems to write a song on his birthday, each one seems to be really profound and reflective on life. i was listening to the one i think he wrote for his 23rd, its:

"economy of mercy"-

There's just two ways to lose yourself in this life
And neither way is safe
In my dreams I see visions of the future
But today we have today
And where will I find You?
Where will I find You?

In the economy of mercy
I am a poor and begging man
In the currency of grace
Is where my song begins
In the colors of Your goodness
In the scars that mark Your skin
In the currency of grace
Is where my song begins

These carbon shells
These fragile dusty frames
House canvases of souls
We are bruised and broken masterpieces
But we did not paint ourselves
And where will I find You?

Where was I when the world was made?
Where was I?

I'm lost with You here
Yes, I'm lost with You near
I'm lost with You here
You knew my name when the world was made


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wow:
We are bruised and broken masterpieces
But we did not paint ourselves

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In the economy of mercy
I am a poor and begging man
In the currency of grace
Is where my song begins

i love the way foreman writes, we are bruised and broken masterpieces... we are not perfect, we are made in the image of God the perfect creator, he is gracious, merciful to us in our jacked-up state. do we deserve to continue living, i dont think so, but God grants us one more day, one more year in his currency of grace - we cannot survive alone in our own currency of materialism and individualism. it is God that we need, that we cling to for sustinance. lets not put him on the back shelf one more year. why are we so comfortable in our dangerous state of denying Christ or making little his sacrifice in our lives, for our lives. each of us on the edge of death must realize and accept his mercy and grace and sacrifice for us. our time here is short and frail, tho we see a lifetime as 70-100 yrs. lets start seeing it as one day, in the scheme of eternity or even one second in they eyes of our Father. perspective.