Lyrics and Thoughts

It’s interesting how a non-believer’s lyrics can be so ultra-relateable. While they rarely offer redemption, they capture the pain and longing very well.

Moment for Life-

Nicki Minaj

Everybody wanna try to box me in

Suffocating every time it locks me in

Paint they own pictures, then they crop me in

But I will remain where the top begins

I hear the criticism loud and clear

That is how I know that the time is near

See we become alive in a time of fear

And I ain't got no time to spare

Cry my eyes out for days upon days

Such a heavy burden placed upon me

But when you go hard your nay's become yea's

Ultimately, it encourages perseverance. The difference between this and the Christian life is that secular songs encourage perseverance through self empowerment. “If you can’t do it, believe in  yourself and once you believe in yourself, then you can do it. Draw power from yourself.” Basically, the theme of I don’t know, almost EVERY kids movie out there. This is false though because it offers a false sense of empowerment. We must believe that we can accomplish tasks in order to motivate ourselves. But ultimately, as Christians, we draw power from God. He perseveres FOR us and through HIM, we are successful. He doesn't HELP us persevere. He has ALREADY persevered and we grab hold on to Him. 

What didnt do this past weekend.

Jan 31st- Feb 2.
You know what I DIDN'T do this weekend?
Post to Instagram. hahahahahaha.
hahahahahaah. This is funny because sometimes I get paranoid about documenting very artsy environments. It's not about showing off for me, if I wanted to show off, I would. But I like catching moments in a frame and running filters through it. I find it a fun way to capture memories and review later.
and this weekend, well I just didnt have time for that. I had a lot of great opportunities. that dive bar. that deep dish pizza. I was constantly around beautiful people. that AMAZING EGGS FLORENTINE! that christ centered hipster church. the random run in with  now good friends. that huge screen. those couches, lord have mercy I have never seen so many couches. the beers. that baby. YES. believe it or not I gave up the perfect insta moment to post a picture of a BABY and BABIES GARNER 100+ likes guaranteed. think of what it would've done to my ego. *starts stroking*
but it's not really what I missed out that's my main focus. My main focus is my "in the moment" documentation could possibly plague my memory. Sometimes memories are best left to the brain with imagination working together. A memory is better is sometimes better than a photo because a photo you can examine and sometimes have it replaced how you remember the moment. A perfect photo takes perfect timing, lighting, enviornment etc. And even though I had a pleothra of those opportunies, I had no desire to capture it in such a way because I liked the memory I held.
This weekend was a bit of a challenging one. I experienced a growth spurt and I can honestly say I'm not the same person I was on Friday. But what I cherish is that I didn't have pictures but rather the memory itself. That is the only thing I have to hold onto is the wonderful memory.