The End of A New Begining

Well it's friday. This week has just flown by. But it had a very been a very good week!

I want to explain the title of my post. It has two meanings. The first is that this past week has been my first week back to school after my Christmas break. The second is that with the new year i have decided to change some stuff in my life that is well overdue for change. It's not a new years resolution...i don't believe in those. It's just a life style change that i'm determined to make, and it just happened to start with the beginning of 2010.
I want to challenge yall to pray, read your bible, and listen to what God has to say and see if there was anything that you gfeel you need to change in your life. And don't put it off for so long...like i did. It's not good to wait. If you need to change...start working on that now.

I want to share a song with you that to me and many of my friends is a convicting song. It's called 'Give Me Your Eyes' by Brandon Heath. Here are the lyrics.
Looked down from a broken sky
Traced out by the city lights
My world from a mile high
Best seat in the house tonight
Touched down on the cold black top
Hold on for the sudden stop
Breath in the familiar shock
Of confusion and chaos
All those people going somewhere,
Why have I never cared?

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

Step out on a busy street
See a girl and our eyes meet
Does her best to smile at me
To hide what's underneath
There's a man just to her right
Black suit and a bright red tie
Too ashamed to tell his wife
He's out of work
He's buying time
All those people going somewhere
Why have I never cared?

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

I've Been there a million times
A couple of million eyes
Just moving past me by
I swear I never thought that I was wrong
Well I want a second glance
So give me a second chance
To see the way you see the people all along

Give me your eyes for just one second
Give me your eyes so I can see
Everything that I keep missing
Give me your love for humanity
Give me your arms for the broken hearted
Ones that are far beyond my reach.
Give me your heart for the ones forgotten
Give me your eyes so I can see

This song is pretty clear on the message. And the message is simply awesome. It's so true and completely relevant to our lives today. In our busy and fast pased life, how many time do we just simply go through our lives caring about only ourselves? I know for me it's too often. How many people could need our help, advice, support, prayers, or encouragement, but because we are so wrapped up in our lives that we miss that opportunity? I want to challenge yall to do yet another thing. As you go through your day look for opportunities to help the people around you, in whatever way they need. This will be hard for us all, but just think how more rewarding our lives will be. And just think of the people whose lives we could change and show God's light to. Just think about what i said...and i will try to do this as well.

God Bless
Rachel