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His Words Are Written On My Heart 

I haven’t been able to find the will to write anything as of late. But tonight… I feel all these words in my heart just waiting to spring forth. Therefore, this is going to be about a lot of things, related and possibly completely unrelated.

The subject of respect has really been weighing on my heart. I know so many girls that have not been given the respect they deserve. When did respect become such a foreign concept? I’ve heard the phrase “respect you elders” over and over in my 17 years. I have not, however, heard “respect woman” or “respect your girlfriend” or even “respect your sisters” nearly enough. I’m not saying you shouldn’t respect your elders or your boyfriends and brothers. Of course you should! What so many guys do not understand, though, is the state that girls everywhere are in. Our confidence has been broken. Our insecurities have been thrown in our faces countless times. Some of us are at the point where one harsh word can destroy everything we are. Guys, do you know how long the words you throw around can linger in our hearts? Very few of you do. Words are power. You have to be so very careful what you do with them.

Girls, we can’t let guys take all the blame. We are equally to blame for the lack of respect. We have stopped demanding it. We’ve sat ideal while respect was snatched from our hands. We have lost sight of where our confidence comes from. Our confidence shouldn’t come from make-up or clothes. We should not derive our value from the empty words given to us by a guy. You are more than that. You are worth more than a cheap compliment. You are a princess. You are a precious and irreplaceable daughter of the King. He made you beautiful. He put an intangible beauty in your heart that needs to be set free. Despite the mistakes you have made and will make in the future and no matter what anyone has told you, you are BEAUTIFUL.

Another matter that has been tugging on my heart is forgiveness. If you haven’t forgiven anyone lately, you are missing out. It doesn’t just heal the person who you have forgiven, but it begins the healing of your heart. When you don’t forgive, you become bitter. That bitterness is like a harsh chemical that keeps a plant from growing. It keeps you from growing. Forgiveness does not mean forgetting what happened or pretending that it didn’t happen at all. Forgiveness is accepting that someone made a mistake. It is accepting that you can’t change what happened in the past, but you can choose what you do with the future.

To all the guys who are respectful, thank you and continue to be an example. To all the girls who have already found their worth in Christ, you are so blessed and I encourage you to help someone else find their value. To those who have forgiven someone who has wronged you, don’t stop forgiving because I guarantee someone you know needs it.

To those of you who feel disrespected, unforgiving, insignificant, broken, wrong, ashamed: I’m not going to sit here on my computer and tell you that the road ahead is easy. That would be a blatant lie. But I will telling you something that I know with every fiber of my being; you are not alone. You are loved. God is with you and He will never leave you. He loves you more than I or anyone else will every know.

If anyone (and I mean anyone) needs to talk, I’m here.

“Don’t be concerned about the outward beauty of fancy hairstyles, expensive jewelry, or beautiful clothes. You should clothe yourselves instead with the beauty that comes from within, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is so precious to God.”

- 1 Peter 3:3-4

“And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge-that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.”

- Ephesians 3:17-19

“But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you…”

- Matthew 5:44

(Sorry this is so long and unorganized.)

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"That’s the worst way to miss somebody. When they’re right beside you and you miss them anyway." — Pittacus Lore, I am Number Four (via larmoyante)

"All the things I thought I was - simple and plain and sometime funny - are very small words. They do not begin to describe me. They do not begin to express what is inside of me. I have value, and I have worth. I cannot be replaced like old shoes or taken for granted like tap water." — Adriana Trigiani

"I turned silences and nights into words. What was unutterable, I wrote down. I made the whirling world stand still." — Arthur Rimbaud, Complete Works (via larmoyante)

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theatomy:

“Yes, We’re Sinking”
by Vicky Avery 

an introduction:

This is the first song I ever wrote (with lyrics).

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Find more of Vicky’s music at her blog and her hitrecord page.

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