What are you waiting to be happy and enjoy every moment life and God gives you I just had a heat attack And I'm planning to keep living life to the fullest no matter what Remember we just live once 💕💕
Dear me, congratulations on making it to 25 when you never thought you’d see 18. Congratulations on shedding the trauma, the shame, and the pain. Only the best is yet to come. ✨💜✨
THERE IT IS! GOD BLESS YOU AND BLESS YOU LARGE! EXPAND YOUR TERRITORIES, TAKE AWAY YOUR PAIN... KEEP YOUR HAND ON THIS FINE, INTELLIGENT MAN. I NEED HIM. IS THEE OTHER HALF OF ME! THAT IS "JABEX PRAYER" 4:4-12 CHRONICLES I BELIEVE. OLD TESTIMENT. IN THE MIDDLE OF BOOK, CHAPTERS ETC. OF NOTHING BUT NAMES OF DECENDENTS... AND THEN THIS SHORT MEGA PAIN AND EXPLOSION OF GRAND MIRACLES... ONE MUST INVITE THE GENTLE MAN CALLED "GOD" IN... HE IS NOT PUSHY OR OBNOXIOUS IN ANY WAY... THIS WAS JABEZ'S PLIGHT WITH A NAME HIS MOTHER GAVE HIM, THAT LITERALLY MEANT SORROW, PAIN, OF A MAGNITUDE WE ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED ... MAX LUCADO WROTE A PRICELESS SMALL BOOK, "THE JABEZ PRAYER". I WAS IN A COUNTY JAIL IN YUMA, AZ. BOOKED UNDER THE WRONG NAME, NO ONE KNEW I WAS THERE... NO CONTACT WITH THE UNIT I LIVED ON. I GOT MY SOAP AFTER MY SHOWER... I DO NOT GO TO JAIL... I WAS LOCKED DOWN. NO IDEA WHY... I WAS ALLOWED TO GET 1 BOOK 10 DAYS LATER... I CHOOSE THE BIBLE. I WAS DEVASTATED. GOD HAS BEEN MY CHOICE SINCE I WAS 12. I AM 61 THIS YEAR. WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO PICK ANOTHER BOOK, I WENT TO GO FOR A LARGE BOOK. AND I SAW THIS LITTLE BOOK. I KNEW THEE AUTHOR NAME. AWESOME. MIRACULOUS. COME WITH ME... I WILL LEAD THOSE LEMONS WE ALL RECEIVED, TO LEMONADE OF GREAT PARADISE IN MANY MANY COUNTRIES. MY FATHER GOD, SET ME FREE.😇😊🤗💯💜 🌎 ILLUMINATA 2022
Same. Used to be a Jehovah’s Witness, now I understand the Bible and see how religions twist it. Jesus said he wouldn’t be where people were saying he was, not a part of an organization. All anyone needs is their Bible
"You cannot imagine all the places you'll find Jesus, but you'll find Him everywhere you thought He wasnt supposed to go" This part just rips me to pieces with near bittersweet gratitude because it is so true. A little over two years ago, my best friend passed away (possibly after taking her own life). I knew her for close to eleven years and I was so shocked and devastated when I learned of her death. She passed away after overdosing on things in her medicine cabinet for sleep and I learned from her passing that she had an eating disorder, (bulimia). I went to my local youth group a week or two after hearing the news and broke down to the girls there when we were sharing what we would like to be prayed for, and I shared her passing. And her eating disorder and how it broke my heart to learn of her suffering. After I collected myself enough to function and the circle broke apart, a girl I'd never spoken to approached me and told me she had an eating disorder and that what I said about my friend made her want to get help and reach out. And in that moment, I broke down again and realized that God can make beauty out of anything, be it a garden or a forest of ashes. A life was loved and lost and that love was passed along and I witnessed a miracle I didnt fathom how desperately I needed to see. So, that's my story and ty for anyone who read it; if you're hurting, please keep fighting and I hope this might help anyone who needs to hear this 💙 look for God in all places; He's always there and always will remain.
Thankyou for this encouragement I am sorry for your loss it is never easy when someone close to you dies I know I said somethings yesterday and I want to take them away but I feel like I can't I want to think about the best in people but I can't I feel like it was my fault that I got abused and that I got harrased. I know it's not my fault but it feels like it is I want the pain and suffering to go away but I know God will use it for good just like you shared your story and God used it for good I believe that will happen someday and one day the hurting and crying and pain will stop and I will be with the one true God I find hope in knowing that I will be in heaven one day and everything will stop and everything will be so peaceful so loving and so joyful environment I can't wait for that day to come. Wether I see Jesus on this Earth or in heaven I can not wait to see Jesus face 2 face one day I don't know what that will look like but I can't wait for it to happen.
70 surgeries, 23 broken bones, 🦿Amputation at the hip, 6 months in traction in the University of Michigan Burn Unit after being dragged down I-75. 1400+ days as an inpatient. Never received a dime because it was the fault of an uninsured motorist and I just became a teenager. I'm a "WARRIOR" I made The Women's USA National Para Ice Hockey Team and I am damn proud of myself🦿🥅🏒❤️ PHANTOM PAIN is Excruciating NEVER Deprive Someone of HOPE; It May Be All They Have. We all have something whether visible or not. Some of the deepest scars are not visible 🪻🌸🌺
Lord, forgive me... for all my mistakes. All the times i failed you. All the times i didnt listen. All the times i didnt trust you. Every time i failed to be patient and messed up so hard because of it. Im so sorry. Im so sorry... i made irreversable mistakes i know... but ... could you help me with this? Im drowning... i cant find my way out... i need you to save me as you saved my soul.... i cant rise alone like this... my chains made of my mistakes and wrong decisions are so heavy.. help us all
Subila Kabaghe will pray for you my dear. He leaves the 99 to find the one. you are His precious one. He’s reaching out to. keep going. don’t let go of His hands, He’s still holding on to yours.
I always pray to bring me happiness and joy so do love but I know and believe maybe the god already make me a better place somewhere so I pray to God just take my life and guide to a home
Dear Amy, You've been scrolling down for the last couple of years to this comment section, and you've been listening to this song more than you wrote your diary. Dear Amy, thanks for being strong. Thanks for letting go of what we have to let go of. Thanks for never stop asking questions and seeking answers. Thanks for always being the authentic you. I know that today we are facing a huge challenge once more, but I'm so proud of you for choosing this way, for being brave in what you believe. We've been come so far, remember the day you realized that we are no longer insecure, that I found you smiling and walking through the breeze. You've been brave and amazing. Thanks for being Amy, thanks for being my best friend ❤️ I always love you, 23 years old Amy
My heart. I felt every word of that. Almost as if you were speaking directly to me. My name is Amy, I am 23 years old. The strength you desibed is the strength I have been finding. Today, I was faced another huge challenge, and am so incredibly proud of choosing love and kindness. I have never felt more directly spoken to by a stranger...I love you Amy.
I understand how u feel hun, I was and still kinda am the same way but im getting there. If u don't understand it thats fine, I don't as well and its confusing, but Ik one thing I was in a bad spot and I eventually prayed he answered over time. Although u don't understand it and u don't bealive it sometimes it helps, I personally dont live my life as a full blood christain, theres things I don't bealive in that are in the Bible but u bealive how u want and don't let no one tell u ur bealives are wrong be who u are and if over time u want to try the christain community then try it but u don't have to live exactly how they think 💕
I may not be a Christian, but I can and will respect Jesus and his followers. Unless they use Jesus to hate those who don't follow him. Jesus honestly seems like a chill bro, and I will be damned if I say I wouldn't get a drink with him. Peace and love y'all
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I appreciate the message, but I would put to you a question posed by cs Lewis, Jesus was a great moral teacher, but he made no secret about claiming to be the son of god and the only way of salvation. So if you believe him to be a moral teacher,there are three ways to reckon with that 1. he is both a liar and a great moral teacher, which feels contradictory 2. He’s a lunatic and a great moral teacher, and it’s hard to find many madmen in history who were great moral teachers 3. He is exactly who he says he is. Not expecting to convert anyone with a TH-cam comment, but I feel like it’s a train of thought worth exploring.
Dear Old me.. I miss your innocence and brave heart 😭😭😭 I miss your kindness and childish happiness..... I wish the old me flies back to me....and make us smile with your kindness..... 👸👯
Dear me, don’t hurt yourself, don’t overthink about things they say..stop letting them hurt you..stay happy and never stop telling god your problems..❤️i miss the old me🥲
You’re in the makes of a better version of you everyday. Conquering and learning and growing. Such a beautiful walking piece of art. You are still you and you are an amazing you that no one else can be. You may not be who you were back then but just like a caterpillar takes time to transform, so do you and it’s going to be beautiful! Love the you today because the you today deserves it from getting through what the you got through in the past, and celebrate what the new you has to come. ✨ Be the masterpiece you are and OWN it✨
Please don't hurt yourself.. you've been feeling enough pain, it's time to start healing..from all the wounds in your heart and skin...day by day.. let's keep going...hey you! I know you're strong, you're not weak as your head might think, you're capable of so much, you can do it! I believe in you! I care about you and I love you, even if I'm a stranger you just came across, I want to support Everyone of you and remember you: you are enough, you are loved, you're not bothering, you're not a loser, you're not weak for asking for help, you're not weak for wanting a shoulder to cry on, you're not weak and you're not selfish for wanting someone by your side to hug you and tell you that everything will be okay... I wish I could hug you right now and tell you that! Are you eating well? I hope you are...please don't feel guilty for eating, you deserve water, food, and you deserve to be healthy. You deserve so many good things, and most important, you deserve to be alive..❤️ Please share this message with anyone you think they need,you don't need any credits, If you have a chance to help someone's day.. then please do it. Dear you, I hope you get better and stay strong ❤️
Your post made me smile! This song touched me also! Know you are Loved! Be yourself, for you were made unique. In hard times find your inner strength. Best description of Christ for me is, LOVE. No matter what you believe, know you are accepted, loved, and complete in our maker. Peace and Joy to you!
Similar happened to me. I believe in nothing, no religion. I found myself cleaning the house and humming lyrics about God(this song). The lyrics are so humble and the voice sounds calm and she's modes but optimistic. Maybe this song is about the good inside us. There is so much bad in reality, that when something good happens, some say it's divine. I wish divine becomes normal. Then we'll set up higher the standard for miracles, if the good happens everyday to all of us. I am talking about heaven on earth. No one will ever like to live in peace. Would u ever watch a whole movie about something that has no intrigue? Just good stuff from the beginning to the end. Sounds cheesy. Bad is good. Makes us appreciate good.
I used to not believing God too. But when I was in hopeless and I thought my life was end( I had panic disorder for almost 5yrs), Jesus save me heal me and give me a new life. I just wanted to tell you Jesus loves you❤️🤗
Okay. I'm a Muslim and this song just made me cry. After all, we are all humans. So can't we just take a moment and forget all the differences and pray for everyone, for each other, for all of us. Before being a Muslim, a Christian or an atheist etc, we are humans. So spread love, respect and harmony. It's what being a human means. So guys, let's start this #HumansAfterAll campaign and show Love&Peace to everyone✌ #HumansAfterAll
@@earthfriendlyvloger It doesn't look like praying hands to me, just sayin😂😂 This is what I see: 👃🏻 Praying hands?: 🙏🏻 Oh yeah they do kind of look alike🤣
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” ― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross . . . Amen, Will
AMEN my friend.. AMEN! 🙌🏻 Those are the most beautiful words and truest facts! I needed to read them today and everyday. So, thank you so much for posting them 😊
Dear me, I'm sorry I tried to end your life and scarred your body. I'm sorry you suffered and no one was there to help. I'm sorry that you spent 7 years of your life in pain and used your days to come up with ways to end your suffering. I'm sorry you had to grow up broken and afraid. But I'm not sorry that you made mistakes because you have learnt and now you are surviving. I'm proud that you have made it this far and are still going strong. I'm so happy that you haven't scarred your skin in 5 months and are healing, mentally and physically. Dear me, thank you for finally living.
Keep your head up, keep the boat sailing, scars need to be the call of the future not to do it again... You'll make it somehow, be proud of who you are !
Wow, I totally forgot I wrote this. Alot happened in 2 years. I've found a purpose in life and I'm doing alot better. I havent cried in a couple months, other than at movies and dramas, and I do not harm myself at all anymore. I still do have problems with my mental health, but nothing serious. Thank you for your comments, and if anyone is reading this that is experiencing what I have and alot of others in the world have then I hope you know that it does get better. After suffering for so long, you start to understand and grow. Personally for me, I found things that made me happy and I surround myself with them everyday. I set a goal out for myself, I found things that inspired me and I became stronger. You dont need other people to make you happy, yes it is lonely and hopefully you have someone still by your side, but the only person who can make YOU happy is yourself. I believe that the most important thing in life is loving yourself. Find a way to love yourself because you are the most important person in your life. Dont make mistakes based on the feelings of loneliness, make them based on what makes you truly happy. Believe in yourself and trust yourself. Remember, "We were born to be real, not to be perfect".
“Jesus loves us…and there are no exceptions” THIS is the gospel I’ve been looking for and can’t seem to find in the Christian community at large. What an anthem❤️
She’s allowed to define love as this song goes. You’re speaking about “the hoops” Nicole sings about. You love first. You love 100%. That’s when miracles happen. Not through judgment. Start with loving yourself. And pls listen to this song.
Spot on! This is Jesus in practice. Simple yet miraculous. Jesus cried for justice. Jesus sat at all the tables. The mothers and the empty arms. So much of Christian community forgets about Jesus’ actions in the name of politics, culture war, just war
@@governor7203 I am free to give my love to those deserving. Why was I gifted with the ability to love if not to share it to those around me? Why is there no choice? Don't you choose to follow God's word actively every day? Don't you wake up and agree to spread His word? That is also a choice.
I get your pain. Expressing what we’ve experienced isn’t judgmental it is necessary to have a safe community to share in. So healing and true connection can happen. I loved and cared for people regardless of where they came from and I got blackballed several times. Thank God for his prefect will but if it doesn’t work because of mean people he has an acceptable will for people who get the raw end of the deal. I can still love, pray & have compassion and guard my heart and my life. And yes be used greatly by God! Love this song because it was the way God chose to heal and restore my life. In order for my adult self was to be healed & restore I would have to team up with Jesus to rescue the little girl I was who took all the “punches” that caused me to become a very broken woman! It was an incredible experience and it landed me right into the calling and purpose of my life!!! I had to unlearn much of what I was taught in church that entrapped me more and truly developed that personal relationship with him. He becomes a personal Lord & Savior when we get personal with him. He undid what kept me in bondage and gave me a life I never thought I would have. I didn’t have a church home or community but he did something amazing in & through me in my own home because he knew I got unfairly treated many times than I can count but I clung tight to my Jesus who loved me regardless!!!!! #unconditional LOVE!!! 😊❤
Dear you, yes it's OK to cry! By accepting that sadness is one of feelings that human have, enough to prove that you are strong person. Thanks for being strong and try to be strong 😻 a hug for you 😊
I think my favorite aspect of the song is that she is patient with herself. She's not beating herself up for her mistakes. We should be patient with ourselves and others.
I’m struggling so hard with my past right now , coming from a sexually, mentally and physically abusive adopted home ! As I sit with my 26 year old daughter who is battling Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia and I thank these people for making me the mother I am today ! I thank Jesus for always being there but at times I still question “ why me lord?” Thank you for this beautiful song
Omg bless you currently I'm 15 and adopted and that's alot especially with what you've gone through and u mentioned God I'm not gonna assume your religious tho and if u are thats great you should listen to NF I love his music hopefully is speaks some truth to you he prolly has like one frfr Christian song but the rest are just what he's been through idk it helps me ❤
It's ok to be afraid. Rather than saying "don't" to yourself, maybe better to start to learn the fear protected by that wall you create, embrace it, and accept it. Only then maybe you will understand yourself and befriend with your soul 😉
This has hit me even harder with the coronavirus and all of the protesting and shooting that has been happening between cops and people of America… It hits hard and I cry every single time I hear her sing” cry for justice loud and long and march with the victims as Jesus marches on”
That's exactly right! I was excited about 2020, but turns out it's the worst year ever. Kobe Bryant, corona, police and others getting killed, destroyed reminders that show us how much we've grown as a country. This is a nightmare.
It's so sad to see the reality that killings are everywhere.. Things are given values but not lives.. How bad it would be imagining someone suffers much for a simple problem.. That's why most people tend to live in dreams, yet we have to face a cruel reality..
Dear me, this is you now 23 and still fighting of all pressure and battle in life.. Even you want to disappear on your 17 years old. Just always remember that keep going until you live a happy life that you want...
Dear Me, I am proud of you for holding on I am proud of you for keep walking I am proud of you I am proud of you for believing Even when you couldn't see yourself beyond that moment I am proud of you I am proud of you for being here I am proud of you for just choosing To believe that God cares even when your situation said otherwise I am proud of you. I am proud of you for never giving up Don't you ever give up! I am so proud.
I stumbled accros this last year when I was at my lowest point. A year later, still find myself immersed in the words, in the melody, in the mood of this song. Whoever reading this, you are strong and you are amazing. You will be alright, everything will be fine
That's right... Thank you for this reminder. IAM fine. I am okay... and I'm going to be okay. Everything's going to be okay. His plans for me/are Good! I never get tired of this song! (Replying to a comment)
Dear Little Me, Your tears will not be wasted. You will live through this. You will encounter a lot of failures and disappointments. You will experience things where you'd wish you'd be better off dead. You would also look back and wish you could restart everything so you can do things better. Look back. Not to regret them. Your past is history, you cannot rewrite them. God loves you, there's nothing that can change that. HE MEANT YOU TO BE THAT WAY. Cry, Laugh, Smile, Love. Change the world the way you can with what you have. You will meet people and know their need. PRAY and CRY for them, though they don't know you and you don't know them personally. Remember not to forget. Jesus loves you. You did well. You've worked hard. You're enough.
Dana Mestiola I was just scrolling through the comments, but your comment made me tear up. I went and am still going through a lot. Everyday is a struggle and everyday I want to die. I don't even believe in God (I'm not particularly an atheist but I'm not religious) but by reading I felt love. It touched me. And even more because we have the same first name. I just wanted to let you know that, it crossed my mind that maybe...I shouldn't die. That there're maybe other plans for me like helping those people like me and becoming a person who can say to herself: You did well! You deserve it! You are strong! You are enough! Because I never achieved that. Idk for how long this tiny light of a thought will last, if it will last at all but there was a thought and for that: thank you
Jin Mi Rae I cried as soon as I saw you! I hope you're feeling better. I hope you're not hurting today. Eat and take care wherever you are. Don't be too hard on yourself. I'm so sorry that you have to feel the way you do. Please hold on. I believe in you. Things will get better! You're doing your best. You've done a good job today as well. I hope you can look back someday and smile because you've made it. Stay healthy!
Dana Mestiola Thank you SO MUCH!!! I think I needed this. It's hard to say these things to yourself if no one ever told you and you just never learned how. It means a lot! You're very kind person and I hope that kind things will happen to you as well☀🌷 PS: now I'm crying even more 😅
This song says such a truth: "Sit at all the tables, cause Jesus eats with everyone", but it misses that Jesus never sat on a table just to eat but to teach, and to change lives! Loving the sinner but rejecting the sin. That's something our generation has forgotten and it's so worrying! Be careful, please! Freedom should not be confused with debauchery! Those who love you will bring you closer to God! God bless you all!
Dear me, I'm writing this on 8th June to say: God have seen all of your tears and he is in the command right now. When you came back here you will see how amazing things he had done in your life. Keep dreaming and keep fighting. He loves you more than anything. Dont be afraid and love yourself. ✨❤
This song really hit me hard. I was listening to some of her other songs then I heard this one and I cried. I've been dealing with my faith a little bit, and I've been focusing on my acting career more than focusing on him. Apart of me felt like I was writing that letter, and the other part of me felt like i was reading the letter.
Because you're right. I AM that I AM the ME in YOU the YOU in US the US in WE the WE in THEM the THEM in THEY the THEY in ALL but to THEM I AM a stranger and ALL has been lost which is why it's ALL about us WE are THEY that can bring THEM home. I LOVE YOU ask questions Seek language word by word like the Black and Clever Bird
Ananda Santos you may not know but, God has such an incredible plan for you when you get out of this. You might feel like you lost yourself but, you are way closer than you think
Dear me, I miss seeing you have that carefree childish nature and I’m sorry you had to grow up so soon, I’m sorry you don’t have control over your own mind most of the time, I’m sorry that you’ve dealt with things I wouldn’t even wish on my worst enemy, and I’m sorry I can’t always protect you like I should but I’m glad you’re finally happy with your life after a rough 2 years even though your life is far from perfect I’m just hoping that you get to stay this happy, you haven’t smiled this much in the longest time Thank you to anyone who read all of that I’m sure all of your lives will brighten up eventually as well and remember your uniquely perfect and beautiful in your own way no matter what you’ve been told
I’m not a Christian, but I can still appreciate the message of how you need to stand up for what you believe and if you don’t something to change things no one will
Dear me, We've been through so much, loss, heartbreak, hunger, unemployment and abuse but we are still here. I hope no matter what else life throws at you, you will remain strong. Never again should you try to shrink away in order to be accepted in order to feel like you belong. Never forget the lil girl you were, the woman you became and never forget your slefworth and remember that you dont need others to make you believe that you matter its all up to u. Nvr forget how beautiful, smart and amazing you are. Someday we might change the world but now keep working on yourself
I actually cried yesterday. I screamed at God. I have endometriosis so I sometimes have the most severe and intense pain I can imagine. I was sobbing I couldn't breathe I was hurting so bad and screamed in my head "DO YOU JUST HATE ME GOD! YOU SAY YOU LOVE EVERYONE BUT THIS CAN'T BE LOVE. YOU LOVE EVERYONE BUT ME IS THAT YOUR RULE! AM I THE EXCEPTION!" I cried I couldn't take it a few hours later the pain finally subsided. I was up listening to music and doing my homework and at that point it was almost 1 in the morning. I wasn't paying attention to the music when this song started playing. I had never heard this song before and when it mentioned Jesus I stopped because I had been listening to secular music and I sat confused and I listened to the song and the line "but Jesus loves us this I know and there are no exceptions" made me break down in tears I sobbed for the second time that day but this time I was sobbing because he responded. I was certain my angry prayer would go unanswered. I still knew God existed that never changed but I started to think he was lying. He reached out and played a song that was nothing like what I was listening to but somehow exactly what I needed to hear. I cried because someone cared. God cared.
Dear me you don't need the family that abused you. Leave your parents in the past. And you will be an amazing mama. And your kid's will not have to heal like you
When she says "I said those things", I felt that. Because I did the same things. And then I learned different. Now, I'm trying my best to fight for those who need it. I decided to become the someone who tried to fix things.
❤😂❤ world peace don't worryeye be happyeye yeye yeyemanin in negosyo please please please please please please please please please Ninagiradosittijellieyeyeshakira I want to live and love gusto ko na gumaling patawarin sa kasalanan nagawa Nasabi at naiisip Ngayon and habang nabubuhay yes amen thank you
I was having argument with my family and I cried so much then I opened TH-cam and see that song it was on the time oh my god and i feel that the lyrics was wrote for me!! I really miss the girl i was used to be and I can’t take it any more.
I'll pray for you but I'll bound to forget and stop one day so I'll tell you a secret Christ prays for you to in luke: 22:31-32 I learned this truth and I have found comfort that the Lord is praying for me not just myself
Dear anyone who sees this, You all rock! You all are amazing! You all are beautiful humans and please don’t forget that. We have a sisterhood of sorts and we shouldn’t be ashamed of what unites us. Stay strong and I hope each of you have a professional to share your stories with. Healing can be a long road and that’s ok😊 xoxoxo 💌
Dear Me This is a letter to the girl I used to be Dear Me There are some things that you should know It's not my intention to embarrass or to shame you What's inside the rear-view mirror is closer than it appears We do the best that we know how, with what we have been given And the difference between you and I is, I've been given time In time, you'll see Dear Me This is a letter to the girl I used to be Some things are not as simple as we said Remember when we thought there were a handful of some magic words to pray A guarantee and a down payment on a mansion Remember all the rules we made about the Body and the Blood The hoops we made them jump through Though He offers it to everyone I'm so sorry Do you remember now the things I said I thought that I deserved My flag, and safety, a place to learn The things I know I didn't earn And bless their hearts, I'm sure it's hard But handouts don't help anyone And all the talk about the system I sure hope someone can fix them I said those things Dear Me This is a letter to the girl I used to be You'll see, you're gonna take the long way And there is nothing you could do or say to separate you From the love of God who made you just exactly as He meant to And you cannot imagine all the places you'll see Jesus But you'll find Him everywhere you thought He wasn't supposed to go So, go!.. Go!.. And hold all the mothers, whose babies bleed from bullet holes And feel all the hunger, the bellies and the bones Shout for the prisoner, cry for justice, loud and long And march with the victims, as Jesus marches on And sit at all the tables, 'cause Jesus eats with everyone And dance to the music, if you can't sing its native tongue And cry for the wombs, the mothers and the empty arms And hold high the warriors, fighting now for freedoms' song And love, love, love, love Like it's your own blood And love, love, love, love As you have been loved Love, love, love, love Like it's your own blood Love, love, love, love As you have been loved Love, love, love, love, love Like you have been Love, love, love, love, love It's all about love! Love, love, love, love, love His name is love Love, love, love, love, love Dear Me You did not learn this in a day or two or three So ask a lot of questions But Jesus loves us, this I know And there are no exceptions
Dear me: you had it tough, right? After a year and six months, your dark cloudy sky cleared. You don't cut anymore, your self steem is higher too. Stop being harder on yourself, because I know your standards to yourself are higher than the ones you set it in people. Learn to fail too, and rise stronger than before! You got this Tessa.
I cried through this whole song. I have been so selfish, praying for happiness and good days. Thank You God for loving me despite my human condition, thank You for loving who I am despite my wanting to change. Thank You for all the opportunities and love you've given me. I have a roof over my head, food in my stomach, a warm bed to sleep in, and a family who loves me. I only pray that some day I could see the world as You did, Jesus, and love everyone despite their mistakes. Amen.
I agree with this, it's hard for me to have patience sometimes with others when I feel hurt and I want to love like Jesus did but realize I never will. I am an imperfect human but I can work every day to be a little more understanding of others, patient, and kind. I need to keep this phrase in my mind and heart "forgive them father for they know not what they do."
Dear 10 year old me, oh I wish I could warn you about how your family is about to be broken even more and how in 2 years you will be faced with a hard choice and go on saying you did it willingly I wish I could tell you that you’ll go through so much shit but in 2019 you’ll meet this amazing girl who will break you yes which will lead you into a 3 month depression ending in a 3rd attempt but that girl will come back dear old me I wish I could tell you not to be ashamed of who you are dear 6 year old me it gets better dear 12 year old me I’m sorry for what that boy did to you and I’m sorry you tried hanging yourself because you were outted and hated yourself but if you would’ve fully gone through you would’ve missed becoming an uncle of a wonderful little girl called Joi dear 11 year old me I’m sorry you had to fake that smile and happiness for your big brother....
I am 29 years old and this song hit the spot. It took me back to where I would have wanted to tell my past self to push through the misery and become stronger then as my life was not easy, simple, or peaceful due to the way I grew up and being bullied for years. I wouldn't change my past because it is what made me stronger, wiser, gave me a loving husband and hopefully a child. This is my advise for my future child but also to share with everyone who under 18. You are loved no matter what. The path to heaven is not easy just like those back country roads. Each branch, rock, or issue along that path is a test you will face. Keep faith, hope, and believe in your heart and know God is with you. Know that he loves you. Knowing he is with you always when you push through those tests is a victory in itself. Never give up on God, Jesus, hope, and love.
I love this because I think that it truly captures the emotions of being young and making mistakes but learning to live and realize that we are all human and that God loves us all no matter what. We all make descions that we are not proud of but we are going to get over it and be a survivor. I hope she sees this but you inspire me. I am a survivor. ;
Tsunami Cow I regret allot of things in my life like....self harming.....or being really mean to my family and so much more. I am only 13 and I was diagnosed that I suffer from anxiety and depression at 11 and I started self harming at 11 and trying to kill myself but mt family still doesn't know. And now my favorite cousin who uses to self harm and who uses to help me through my depression says there is no hope for me. I will stop writing bcuz i am crying so bad right now. I am trusting in God more which is good
Tsunami Cow thank you so much. Right now I was really needing someone to tell me something like to stay strong and things happen for a reason. I have been really depressed lately and my boyfriend hasn't done anything to help. Thank you sister
YES! Oh my God, "Hold all the mother's who's Children bleed with bullet holes". This song hits me so hard. Thank you for speaking truth to a church who has become so bloated and angry and corrupted. I'm in tears for the first time in a long time by a "Christian" song. This makes my heart soar.
Kevin Carter that like stings for me. I work in a school that is 98 percent black. Our cops are trider happy towards them. It hurts because I love my kids. I know some of them have been really hurt by the cops. It hurts cause those are my kids. I work with women who have to worry about there kid when they get pulled over by a cop. I don't because I am white. It's not right they shouldn't have to worry about that.
It's been years that a "Christian" song has touched me like this as well.. A friend sent this this morning.. I didn't expect to react w tears.. But The TRUTH has a way of touching us..LOVE touches us..
Same here, I can listen to this song again and again but that line has me in tears every time. Every word from her mouth is exactly how I feel. I was raised in a "Christian" church that brainwashed me into thinking horrible things about other people. It took years for me to rewire my mind into not being terrified of going to hell for the smallest things. My church kicked me out when I spoke against their hate. This song hit me so hard because I can't even describe what it was like to rediscover what God's love REALLY is.
A scraped knee is better than a broken heart. Im only 13, and ive gone thru a lot of heartbreaking times. To be young and happy, and not worry, about money, friends, family, boys... Oh. I would give anything to go back to when i was a princess with a magic wand, that took worry away...
I heard this song a while ago, and like the rhythm so I saved it. Recently I've been going through a lot, and I was sinking in my music, and this one popped out. I finally listened to the words, and once she spoke about how Jesus loves us, I broke down crying. My heart became lighter and I am so thankful that this woman wrote this song, she has brought me back to the light.
Dear me, Remember when you said you can do it? Yes you can, you can go through this. I know it's a part of your journey and you'll have more as you go on but I believe you are strong and courageous. Those sleepless nights, tears on your pillows shows how strong you are. Right now, believe God is in control. People might judge you, they might think you're useless but sooner or later you'll prove them wrong. You will achieve your goals. So, stay still. Think positive. We can do this. ❤️❤️
I'm not sure if Nichole Nordeman reads her comments but her music is really good! You don't hear her on CCM radio but she continues to come out with music that can only be inspired by the Holy Spirit. She needs to keep coming out with her music! Love her, and her message
My grandma passed away yesterday November 10th, 2021 I sang this song multiple times, but this time was different...I felt tingles all over and chills I've never felt before...It's amazing what God can do to us and for us and all we have to do is believe in us and him and he will help us all...
Never forget Jesus Christ died for all of our sins. The Lord will always love you. Whatever you’re doing right now He’s with you and loved you. Let Jesus into your heart!
David killed a man to marry his wife. Peter denied that he even knew Jesus. Paul spent his pre-Christ years imprisoning and killing Christians. One of the women who followed Jesus was a prostitute before she knew Him. My friend, when we are God's child, He loves us, no matter what. He knows we are human. He loves us anyway, because HE is good. ❤
This really hits the feels. I've been forgetting how much God loves us, and I have been doing so many bad things. All I need to remember to get me through, is God always there for me. I will get there soon, but in a good way. Not bad ways.
Dear me I know life is very hard and you are tired of crying silently every night. I know there is no one who truly love you and you are on the verge of giving up...... But I know good things are coming to you and you will be happy soon, so please don't give up
Dear me, I am sorry for being so hard on you and forgetting to let you pat yourself on the back for the amazing things you do! You are very strong and I want you to laugh more and be happy because Jesus got you through it all!❤
Dear me, Dreaming have never hurt anyone. Doing nothin for your dreams - will. Your life is limited miracle and you never now when it will ends. You always have to choose: to look at dirt under your shoes or at the stars far above your head, to cry because of or to smile for. It’s easy to stay still, angry and week and hard to run, smile and be kind. You can hate others or you can listen to their deepest pain. Everyone have their secrets about life you can lern. Dear me, Never loose time on waiting. Live every moment bravely and shine for everyone who need your light.
He was always there. Dear me.. let loose the family you thought would help you through all torment of your childhood that continued until adulthood. Yes you had to cut the ties to save your children … so they wouldn’t live your life. Jesus doesn’t hate you for that. Hello me. Thank God, he was always there. I ignored him but he didn’t leave me. I didn’t feel worthy. Gave water and food to the homeless but I wouldn’t give them money:( I went and saw the starving families in Africa when I was 16 and I left the church because… I saw the evil of man but I never did loose touch… with Jesus. And he was there when I called.
To all the "Dear Me's.. including myself, daily I thank God, for I'm no longer that girl, I pray I'm a woman, who has had eyes opened,the hurt, pain, joy,times of laughter, times I cried, but most of all times of change, I've not yet arrived, but I'm going in the right direction, this song everytime I hear it, reminds me.. I'm not unworthy, and neither are any of you, He loved us so much, that He came, was born, died and rose, for this ...to be with Him, he expects not perfection, just our love.. to all even to me, your loved, cared for & never be as afraid... never hate yourself, for He created you, time heals, time changes, time... oneday together & we all will be with Him..til then, dont hold your head down, He says Lift our Heads" and I will, I hope you do too, when I do seems to be when I see the best is yet to come.. dear me's.. if you heard this song as I did and felt it touch your heart..He did..keep on keeping, until we all oneday meet, God Bless you all"""
bby snek There’s something.. Jesus is not a religion.. he want a relationship with you.. He love you and he cares about you.. Christianity is not a religion.. it’s a relationship with God.. I use to not believe in him but now.. he change me.!
Dear me I wish I can be the old me💔 then stop going there and be the best u can be now without all the bad and God always on ur side🙌🙏🙌...never let God go🙏
Dear me… stop overthinking and hurting yourself. Stop doubting everything about yourself. Stop having negative thoughts. Stop wanting to give up and lastly stay strong. I hope everyone stay well and everything goes well for and your family. You amazing so keep going! You came so far and I’m proud of you. 💜🧡💜💖🦋✨✨🥰
When we're young we make mistakes and regret for doing them, blame ourselves, I'm wrong, I am not a good human being....and then I don't deserve to live. But at that moment we don't know what do mean to this world. Then (if we survive) when we grow up we look back to those nostalgic memories and think things must have been better if that thing didn't happened, but we forget the the person we're today is a result of what we did in the past. We're good now....
Dear me, if you're seeing this, then you're still alive. For that, and that alone, I am proud of you. God, we hurt ourselves more than anyone else could. Trying to drown our emotions? I can't believe we think it's going to work. Sure, we can bury them in the sand for now, but one day there'll be no more room, and then what? What are you going to do when we implode? I know you miss the old us. The one with a gleaming light of hope in her eyes. The one who managed to be optimistic in the worst situations. The girl who lied to herself. But we're stronger now. We keeping getting stronger. Our scars aren't marks of failure.. they're marks of survival. Don't be ashamed to be yourself. Don't let other people get you down. To be honest I'm lying right now as I right this. In truth I can't even take my own advice. But I hope you can see this one day, and remember to live on. One more day. One more week. One more month. One more year. One more life. Think of singular notes, stringing together to form a beautiful melody. The soft breeze with a ray of light shining on pages filled with ink, words forming a story, a deeper meaning, as dust particles dance around. The teal crystal water as it sparkles under the sun, washing up on hot sediments on sand, as your hair is tossed around. The sound of rushing water, or raindrops falling rhythmically. The sound of birds chirping on an early morning and the feeling of being on top of the world. Taking a sip of cold water on a hot summer day. I know I never really tell you this but, i love you. so please, live. -Lauren.
I don't know how old are you but your words have touched me. I hope as much as I grew stronger for the shake of myself, you'll find the similar wisdom to be the bestfriend of yourself. I am a bestfriend of myself. Even if whole world fight against me, I'll be the one stand for myself. I'll be the last person intentionally hurt myself. That much love from me to myself enough to make me decide to be alive. Suicide has been the most unfair decision I shouldn't ever give myself. When I was 22 I promise myself to wait untill 40, at least I'll live untill 40! If the 40s come and I still wish the same, then I'll provide myself the best place to die, in the most beautiful place with the most happiness around. I promise myself that I'll die when I feel happy not when I'm gloomy ❤️ love for you
Dear Lauren, Please live. I am proud if you for holding on thus far. Please don't give up, keep going...it gets better. I promise ♥️ so much better, God promised.
Oh... I remember last year listening to this song when I was going through a rough patch. I wasn't too close to God, but the song helped me to calm. Two months ago I really knew God, and He changed my life. Since then I have trusted Him and now is so easy for me to get through the difficult times. God is so wonderful, He loves you, come to him with your heart as it is, and he will forgive you and help you. God bless you❤️
“A period of darkness is essential in order to expand personal awareness. Experiencing sadness and loss makes a person appreciative of life, more tenderhearted, and open to living life as an ecstatic journey of discovery.” ― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls . . . Amen, Will
Dear me, Thank you for living, even though things got hard. Now I look back, and I'm glad I was able to persevere, to not end my life. I'm sorry I scarred myself, about the horrible things I said to the people who were just trying to help me. I'm sorry that I used people, hurt them, abused them, and broke them. I wish now that I hadn't been so cruel, I know now that they were only trying to help. I love that I'm alive, I love the simple pleasures I never would've gotten, like Ice cream, Baking, Friends, Long nights with the people that I love most, For being able to sit here and write this today, without the people that I hurt and abused, I wouldn't be here. Thanks for reading this, Donna.
1time 2times 3times 4times 28yrs old already still didn't pass out. Feel like devastated and ruin😑💔 Me who can't share it to anyone the pain I'm holding, only God knows and sees it. I dedicate this song to myself who suffers alot.
I've been in a low, kinda struggling. I can't believe how many people don't care for those less fortunate. All I can think of is the other part of the world. We have one world. I've been singing this song to myself when the hate for myself was greater than anything. It saved my life.❤
Dear me, I missed seeing you happy and alive 💔
Toomi Ja - God loves you. And you're not alone. Feeling the same way. . .but we got this! ;)
You will be Ok. If You want to be happy, You can be!!!! You can control everything
God bless you and open your heart to the opportunities for happiness He's already put in your life!!!! 💗
Toomi Ja I'm here to talk if you need a stranger to talk to❤ I'm a stranger who loves you
What are you waiting to be happy and enjoy every moment life and God gives you
I just had a heat attack
And I'm planning to keep living life to the fullest no matter what
Remember we just live once 💕💕
Dear me, congratulations on making it to 25 when you never thought you’d see 18. Congratulations on shedding the trauma, the shame, and the pain. Only the best is yet to come. ✨💜✨
God for you through those years and He held you up in His righteous hand you were not alone ,trust Him and trust Him
Wow Carissa ty for sharing your heart
Amen God knows
THERE IT IS!
GOD BLESS YOU AND BLESS YOU LARGE! EXPAND YOUR TERRITORIES,
TAKE AWAY YOUR PAIN...
KEEP YOUR HAND ON THIS FINE, INTELLIGENT MAN. I NEED HIM. IS THEE OTHER HALF OF ME!
THAT IS "JABEX PRAYER"
4:4-12
CHRONICLES I BELIEVE. OLD TESTIMENT. IN THE MIDDLE OF BOOK, CHAPTERS ETC. OF NOTHING BUT NAMES OF DECENDENTS...
AND THEN THIS SHORT
MEGA PAIN AND EXPLOSION OF GRAND MIRACLES...
ONE MUST INVITE THE GENTLE MAN CALLED "GOD"
IN...
HE IS NOT PUSHY OR OBNOXIOUS IN ANY WAY...
THIS WAS JABEZ'S PLIGHT WITH
A NAME HIS MOTHER GAVE HIM, THAT LITERALLY MEANT SORROW, PAIN, OF A MAGNITUDE WE ALL HAVE EXPERIENCED ...
MAX LUCADO WROTE A PRICELESS SMALL BOOK,
"THE JABEZ PRAYER".
I WAS IN A COUNTY JAIL IN YUMA, AZ.
BOOKED UNDER THE WRONG NAME, NO ONE KNEW I WAS THERE...
NO CONTACT WITH THE UNIT I LIVED ON. I GOT MY SOAP AFTER MY SHOWER...
I DO NOT GO TO JAIL...
I WAS LOCKED DOWN. NO IDEA WHY...
I WAS ALLOWED TO GET 1 BOOK 10 DAYS LATER...
I CHOOSE THE BIBLE. I WAS DEVASTATED.
GOD HAS BEEN MY CHOICE SINCE I WAS 12. I AM 61 THIS YEAR. WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO PICK ANOTHER BOOK, I WENT TO GO FOR A LARGE BOOK.
AND I SAW THIS LITTLE BOOK. I KNEW THEE AUTHOR NAME. AWESOME.
MIRACULOUS.
COME WITH ME...
I WILL LEAD THOSE LEMONS WE ALL RECEIVED,
TO LEMONADE OF GREAT PARADISE IN
MANY MANY COUNTRIES.
MY FATHER GOD, SET ME FREE.😇😊🤗💯💜
🌎
ILLUMINATA
2022
I love you sweetheart 💗
I'm just 15, and I hope one day I can be as wise as the woman who wrote this song
You'll definitely be.
same
You have time god bless you
You will be. 💜❤
you'll be.
we'll be.
amen.
I used to be religious... Then I got to know Jesus better. Now, I'm a believer & a disciple.
Same. Used to be a Jehovah’s Witness, now I understand the Bible and see how religions twist it. Jesus said he wouldn’t be where people were saying he was, not a part of an organization. All anyone needs is their Bible
Hallelujah
BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEW WARMERS & TRUE BELIEVERS! Wish I knew that in 2001!
"You cannot imagine all the places you'll find Jesus, but you'll find Him everywhere you thought He wasnt supposed to go"
This part just rips me to pieces with near bittersweet gratitude because it is so true.
A little over two years ago, my best friend passed away (possibly after taking her own life). I knew her for close to eleven years and I was so shocked and devastated when I learned of her death.
She passed away after overdosing on things in her medicine cabinet for sleep and I learned from her passing that she had an eating disorder, (bulimia).
I went to my local youth group a week or two after hearing the news and broke down to the girls there when we were sharing what we would like to be prayed for, and I shared her passing. And her eating disorder and how it broke my heart to learn of her suffering.
After I collected myself enough to function and the circle broke apart, a girl I'd never spoken to approached me and told me she had an eating disorder and that what I said about my friend made her want to get help and reach out.
And in that moment, I broke down again and realized that God can make beauty out of anything, be it a garden or a forest of ashes. A life was loved and lost and that love was passed along and I witnessed a miracle I didnt fathom how desperately I needed to see.
So, that's my story and ty for anyone who read it; if you're hurting, please keep fighting and I hope this might help anyone who needs to hear this 💙 look for God in all places; He's always there and always will remain.
yeah
you were right, FINDING GOD IN ALL THINGS ! AMEN.
Thankyou for this encouragement I am sorry for your loss it is never easy when someone close to you dies I know I said somethings yesterday and I want to take them away but I feel like I can't I want to think about the best in people but I can't I feel like it was my fault that I got abused and that I got harrased. I know it's not my fault but it feels like it is I want the pain and suffering to go away but I know God will use it for good just like you shared your story and God used it for good I believe that will happen someday and one day the hurting and crying and pain will stop and I will be with the one true God I find hope in knowing that I will be in heaven one day and everything will stop and everything will be so peaceful so loving and so joyful environment I can't wait for that day to come. Wether I see Jesus on this Earth or in heaven I can not wait to see Jesus face 2 face one day I don't know what that will look like but I can't wait for it to happen.
Dear me, I am sorry for all the pain I have caused you these last two years I pray that this year that’s coming we live in peace
Amen
be strong like i used to
God loves you!
God loves you more than you can imagine...with all compassion
AMEN!
70 surgeries, 23 broken bones, 🦿Amputation at the hip, 6 months in traction in the University of Michigan Burn Unit after being dragged down I-75. 1400+ days as an inpatient. Never received a dime because it was the fault of an uninsured motorist and I just became a teenager. I'm a "WARRIOR" I made The Women's USA National Para Ice Hockey Team and I am damn proud of myself🦿🥅🏒❤️ PHANTOM PAIN is Excruciating
NEVER Deprive Someone of HOPE; It May Be All They Have. We all have something whether visible or not. Some of the deepest scars are not visible 🪻🌸🌺
Lord, forgive me... for all my mistakes. All the times i failed you. All the times i didnt listen. All the times i didnt trust you. Every time i failed to be patient and messed up so hard because of it. Im so sorry. Im so sorry... i made irreversable mistakes i know... but ... could you help me with this? Im drowning... i cant find my way out... i need you to save me as you saved my soul.... i cant rise alone like this... my chains made of my mistakes and wrong decisions are so heavy.. help us all
I'll say a prayer for you. I hope it gets better. Much love
praying for you.
Me and you both girl.....pray for me! I need him to show up I know I don't deserve it...I just hope he does
Subila Kabaghe
will pray for you my dear. He leaves the 99 to find the one. you are His precious one. He’s reaching out to. keep going. don’t let go of His hands, He’s still holding on to yours.
I always pray to bring me happiness and joy so do love but I know and believe maybe the god already make me a better place somewhere so I pray to God just take my life and guide to a home
Dear Amy,
You've been scrolling down for the last couple of years to this comment section, and you've been listening to this song more than you wrote your diary.
Dear Amy, thanks for being strong. Thanks for letting go of what we have to let go of. Thanks for never stop asking questions and seeking answers. Thanks for always being the authentic you.
I know that today we are facing a huge challenge once more, but I'm so proud of you for choosing this way, for being brave in what you believe.
We've been come so far, remember the day you realized that we are no longer insecure, that I found you smiling and walking through the breeze. You've been brave and amazing. Thanks for being Amy, thanks for being my best friend ❤️ I always love you,
23 years old Amy
Dear Amy,
Thanks for writing that.
This made me cry
Dear Amy, thank you for existing ❤
Dear Amy,
I am proud of you for not giving up. :)
My heart. I felt every word of that. Almost as if you were speaking directly to me. My name is Amy, I am 23 years old. The strength you desibed is the strength I have been finding. Today, I was faced another huge challenge, and am so incredibly proud of choosing love and kindness. I have never felt more directly spoken to by a stranger...I love you Amy.
"and sit at all the tables, cause Jesus eats with everyone"
Dang...that hit me hard
same
Except Judas.. Your enemies ain't invited to the table...
Еxactly and one march with all the victims fight for FREEDOM SONG!
Same
@@SimplyCharizo "But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (Matthew 5:44)
I'm not religious at all, but I almost cried at the end of this song.... beautiful, with such an amazing meaning
Jesus loves you. Trust him. Repent and trust in Him.
Religious or not, this song is beautiful
Jesus doesn't love religious people only he love us all.....especially the one who doesn't know him yet🤗
I understand how u feel hun, I was and still kinda am the same way but im getting there. If u don't understand it thats fine, I don't as well and its confusing, but Ik one thing I was in a bad spot and I eventually prayed he answered over time. Although u don't understand it and u don't bealive it sometimes it helps, I personally dont live my life as a full blood christain, theres things I don't bealive in that are in the Bible but u bealive how u want and don't let no one tell u ur bealives are wrong be who u are and if over time u want to try the christain community then try it but u don't have to live exactly how they think 💕
@@meganslonesings no. You need to respect that they aren't religious.
I may not be a Christian, but I can and will respect Jesus and his followers. Unless they use Jesus to hate those who don't follow him. Jesus honestly seems like a chill bro, and I will be damned if I say I wouldn't get a drink with him.
Peace and love y'all
Definitely same here
If someone does that they will be judged. Jesus really does live.
Well, if you do not believe in Christ, the christian bible dooms you to an afterlife in hell, so, I am not sure about “chill bro”.
Are you a musician or just someone with great taste ?
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Every guest is cool on Socrates in the city
I appreciate the message, but I would put to you a question posed by cs Lewis,
Jesus was a great moral teacher, but he made no secret about claiming to be the son of god and the only way of salvation. So if you believe him to be a moral teacher,there are three ways to reckon with that
1. he is both a liar and a great moral teacher, which feels contradictory
2. He’s a lunatic and a great moral teacher, and it’s hard to find many madmen in history who were great moral teachers
3. He is exactly who he says he is.
Not expecting to convert anyone with a TH-cam comment, but I feel like it’s a train of thought worth exploring.
"And hold all the mothers,
who's babies bleed from bullet holes"
*That hits deep*
yea
Seriously...
*No this is not meant to sound sarcastic*
Bro that line made me cry
Same here
Ngl this is reminding me of what has been happening in Gaza for quite a few decades now- 😢 (I'm sorry- /g)
Dear Old me..
I miss your innocence and brave heart 😭😭😭
I miss your kindness and childish happiness.....
I wish the old me flies back to me....and make us smile with your kindness.....
👸👯
👍🏻👍🏻
Nice
Wish you all the love, dear ❤️
This is me ngl 😭
@@stayforeveryoung1793 me fellow Army. Why are Armys everywhere 😂
Dear me, don’t hurt yourself, don’t overthink about things they say..stop letting them hurt you..stay happy and never stop telling god your problems..❤️i miss the old me🥲
You’re in the makes of a better version of you everyday. Conquering and learning and growing. Such a beautiful walking piece of art. You are still you and you are an amazing you that no one else can be. You may not be who you were back then but just like a caterpillar takes time to transform, so do you and it’s going to be beautiful! Love the you today because the you today deserves it from getting through what the you got through in the past, and celebrate what the new you has to come. ✨ Be the masterpiece you are and OWN it✨
You never changed. You're still you. It's just that it's hidden deep.
Please don't hurt yourself.. you've been feeling enough pain, it's time to start healing..from all the wounds in your heart and skin...day by day.. let's keep going...hey you! I know you're strong, you're not weak as your head might think, you're capable of so much, you can do it! I believe in you! I care about you and I love you, even if I'm a stranger you just came across, I want to support Everyone of you and remember you: you are enough, you are loved, you're not bothering, you're not a loser, you're not weak for asking for help, you're not weak for wanting a shoulder to cry on, you're not weak and you're not selfish for wanting someone by your side to hug you and tell you that everything will be okay... I wish I could hug you right now and tell you that! Are you eating well? I hope you are...please don't feel guilty for eating, you deserve water, food, and you deserve to be healthy. You deserve so many good things, and most important, you deserve to be alive..❤️
Please share this message with anyone you think they need,you don't need any credits, If you have a chance to help someone's day.. then please do it. Dear you, I hope you get better and stay strong ❤️
same and I felt that, wish that was me again
@@Bia_OkamotoS2 you are so very kind... your words made me cry🥺
I'm not Christian; I don't believe in a specific God or religion...
And I'm crying. Thank you.
Your post made me smile! This song touched me also! Know you are Loved! Be yourself, for you were made unique. In hard times find your inner strength. Best description of Christ for me is, LOVE. No matter what you believe, know you are accepted, loved, and complete in our maker. Peace and Joy to you!
Fonzygirr Your reply has made me happy. Thank you! Peace and joy to you, too. Have a great day. C:
Similar happened to me. I believe in nothing, no religion. I found myself cleaning the house and humming lyrics about God(this song). The lyrics are so humble and the voice sounds calm and she's modes but optimistic. Maybe this song is about the good inside us. There is so much bad in reality, that when something good happens, some say it's divine. I wish divine becomes normal. Then we'll set up higher the standard for miracles, if the good happens everyday to all of us. I am talking about heaven on earth. No one will ever like to live in peace. Would u ever watch a whole movie about something that has no intrigue? Just good stuff from the beginning to the end. Sounds cheesy. Bad is good. Makes us appreciate good.
I used to not believing God too. But when I was in hopeless and I thought my life was end( I had panic disorder for almost 5yrs), Jesus save me heal me and give me a new life. I just wanted to tell you Jesus loves you❤️🤗
That’s ok, you can believe whatever is in your heart. This world isn’t about religions and wars, it’s about love
Okay. I'm a Muslim and this song just made me cry. After all, we are all humans. So can't we just take a moment and forget all the differences and pray for everyone, for each other, for all of us. Before being a Muslim, a Christian or an atheist etc, we are humans. So spread love, respect and harmony. It's what being a human means.
So guys, let's start this #HumansAfterAll campaign and show
Love&Peace to everyone✌
#HumansAfterAll
Also Muslim. Much love.
complete support from here!! may love and hope spread :)
❤️❤️❤️
I join my hand with you...#Humansafterall.....Let's spread the Love .....🤝
Seeing everyone's letters to themselves in this comment section is a very heart warming experience❤
Edit: thanks so much for the likes😊
Yess👃
@@earthfriendlyvloger what's with the nose?😂
Just curious
@@emilybuck9290 Its praying hands haha, although I can see that!😅
@@earthfriendlyvloger It doesn't look like praying hands to me, just sayin😂😂
This is what I see: 👃🏻
Praying hands?: 🙏🏻
Oh yeah they do kind of look alike🤣
It’s an amazing thing that we have different lives and yet GOD led us all here.
“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”
― Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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Amen, Will
So true.
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I shit my pants
God is so much bigger than our enemies
AMEN my friend.. AMEN! 🙌🏻 Those are the most beautiful words and truest facts! I needed to read them today and everyday. So, thank you so much for posting them 😊
Dear me,
I'm sorry I tried to end your life and scarred your body. I'm sorry you suffered and no one was there to help. I'm sorry that you spent 7 years of your life in pain and used your days to come up with ways to end your suffering. I'm sorry you had to grow up broken and afraid. But I'm not sorry that you made mistakes because you have learnt and now you are surviving. I'm proud that you have made it this far and are still going strong. I'm so happy that you haven't scarred your skin in 5 months and are healing, mentally and physically.
Dear me, thank you for finally living.
Keep your head up, keep the boat sailing, scars need to be the call of the future not to do it again... You'll make it somehow, be proud of who you are !
You will be in Christ's prayers
Luke 22: 31-32
Keep your head up princess ..before your crown falls😊
Wow, I totally forgot I wrote this. Alot happened in 2 years. I've found a purpose in life and I'm doing alot better. I havent cried in a couple months, other than at movies and dramas, and I do not harm myself at all anymore. I still do have problems with my mental health, but nothing serious.
Thank you for your comments, and if anyone is reading this that is experiencing what I have and alot of others in the world have then I hope you know that it does get better. After suffering for so long, you start to understand and grow. Personally for me, I found things that made me happy and I surround myself with them everyday. I set a goal out for myself, I found things that inspired me and I became stronger. You dont need other people to make you happy, yes it is lonely and hopefully you have someone still by your side, but the only person who can make YOU happy is yourself. I believe that the most important thing in life is loving yourself. Find a way to love yourself because you are the most important person in your life. Dont make mistakes based on the feelings of loneliness, make them based on what makes you truly happy. Believe in yourself and trust yourself.
Remember, "We were born to be real, not to be perfect".
@@gracemacvean1994 glad your doing better
“Jesus loves us…and there are no exceptions” THIS is the gospel I’ve been looking for and can’t seem to find in the Christian community at large. What an anthem❤️
Just gotta make sure we have the same definition of love. Love doesn't mean free to choose, free to love, free so sin...
She’s allowed to define love as this song goes. You’re speaking about “the hoops” Nicole sings about. You love first. You love 100%. That’s when miracles happen. Not through judgment. Start with loving yourself. And pls listen to this song.
Spot on! This is Jesus in practice. Simple yet miraculous. Jesus cried for justice. Jesus sat at all the tables. The mothers and the empty arms. So much of Christian community forgets about Jesus’ actions in the name of politics, culture war, just war
@@governor7203 I am free to give my love to those deserving. Why was I gifted with the ability to love if not to share it to those around me? Why is there no choice? Don't you choose to follow God's word actively every day? Don't you wake up and agree to spread His word? That is also a choice.
I get your pain. Expressing what we’ve experienced isn’t judgmental it is necessary to have a safe community to share in. So healing and true connection can happen. I loved and cared for people regardless of where they came from and I got blackballed several times. Thank God for his prefect will but if it doesn’t work because of mean people he has an acceptable will for people who get the raw end of the deal. I can still love, pray & have compassion and guard my heart and my life. And yes be used greatly by God! Love this song because it was the way God chose to heal and restore my life. In order for my adult self was to be healed & restore I would have to team up with Jesus to rescue the little girl I was who took all the “punches” that caused me to become a very broken woman! It was an incredible experience and it landed me right into the calling and purpose of my life!!! I had to unlearn much of what I was taught in church that entrapped me more and truly developed that personal relationship with him. He becomes a personal Lord & Savior when we get personal with him. He undid what kept me in bondage and gave me a life I never thought I would have. I didn’t have a church home or community but he did something amazing in & through me in my own home because he knew I got unfairly treated many times than I can count but I clung tight to my Jesus who loved me regardless!!!!! #unconditional LOVE!!! 😊❤
Dear me
It's okay to cry yourself to bed because the pain will turn to peace
Dear you, yes it's OK to cry! By accepting that sadness is one of feelings that human have, enough to prove that you are strong person. Thanks for being strong and try to be strong 😻 a hug for you 😊
@@Brevicauda thanns
there is opposition in all things, my tears will help me learn to love and what doesnt kill me makes me stronger
Have tattoos on my wrists saying “stay strong” but it’s really really hard these days.
pain >> passion >> purpose ❤️
I think my favorite aspect of the song is that she is patient with herself. She's not beating herself up for her mistakes. We should be patient with ourselves and others.
I’m struggling so hard with my past right now , coming from a sexually, mentally and physically abusive adopted home ! As I sit with my 26 year old daughter who is battling Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia and I thank these people for making me the mother I am today ! I thank Jesus for always being there but at times I still question “ why me lord?”
Thank you for this beautiful song
Thank you for your beautiful message
Congratulations for the journey you have reached and hopefully you still continue it 👍👍
I'm so sorry. God bless you ❤️
How is your daughter now? I hope she is now well xx
Omg bless you currently I'm 15 and adopted and that's alot especially with what you've gone through and u mentioned God I'm not gonna assume your religious tho and if u are thats great you should listen to NF I love his music hopefully is speaks some truth to you he prolly has like one frfr Christian song but the rest are just what he's been through idk it helps me ❤
Dear me,
I miss you.
Don't keep building up your walls miles high; you don't need to be afraid.
I love you
It's ok to be afraid. Rather than saying "don't" to yourself, maybe better to start to learn the fear protected by that wall you create, embrace it, and accept it. Only then maybe you will understand yourself and befriend with your soul 😉
@@Brevicauda ty
This has hit me even harder with the coronavirus and all of the protesting and shooting that has been happening between cops and people of America… It hits hard and I cry every single time I hear her sing” cry for justice loud and long and march with the victims as Jesus marches on”
That's exactly right! I was excited about 2020, but turns out it's the worst year ever. Kobe Bryant, corona, police and others getting killed, destroyed reminders that show us how much we've grown as a country. This is a nightmare.
@@ashleybritton2584 Yes but look at every year the same, we've all had bad things happen and it's to make us grow!
Me too... me too.
this song really hit me
It's so sad to see the reality that killings are everywhere.. Things are given values but not lives.. How bad it would be imagining someone suffers much for a simple problem.. That's why most people tend to live in dreams, yet we have to face a cruel reality..
Dear me, this is you now 23 and still fighting of all pressure and battle in life.. Even you want to disappear on your 17 years old. Just always remember that keep going until you live a happy life that you want...
Dear Me,
I am proud of you for holding on
I am proud of you for keep walking
I am proud of you
I am proud of you for believing
Even when you couldn't see yourself beyond that moment
I am proud of you
I am proud of you for being here
I am proud of you for just choosing
To believe that God cares even when your situation said otherwise
I am proud of you.
I am proud of you for never giving up
Don't you ever give up!
I am so proud.
I'm proud of you for being the bestfriend of yourself too ❤️
Beautiful
I'm so proud of what everything I achieved
I love that its helping me move on and start fresh
Dear old me, hold on because tomorrow is almost near, please hold on.
Just a little longer.
It's gonna be alright if you look at the light. Jesus's shining light. He loves you and in Him you can find peace.
God loves you. Really.
A year later, my friend; you made it..you made it through so many tomorrow's
Dear me, u thought u wont make it till 17 but now ur turning 18 in november, im so happy for i, keep fighting for that singing career i believe in u
Dear me
You are stronger than you ever gave yourself credit for as well as your worth.
Yes, you are...
Dear me,
People care about you. People would miss you. Life is worth it. Your eating disorder doesn't define you, but you deserve to get help. 💞
I stumbled accros this last year when I was at my lowest point. A year later, still find myself immersed in the words, in the melody, in the mood of this song. Whoever reading this, you are strong and you are amazing. You will be alright, everything will be fine
Please be fine too, be happy for yourself and for the others, you're amazing too
It's been a year Namiko 🐣 I hope you've been well all this time ☃️
That's right... Thank you for this reminder.
IAM fine. I am okay... and I'm going to be okay. Everything's going to be okay. His plans for me/are Good!
I never get tired of this song!
(Replying to a comment)
Dear Little Me,
Your tears will not be wasted. You will live through this. You will encounter a lot of failures and disappointments. You will experience things where you'd wish you'd be better off dead. You would also look back and wish you could restart everything so you can do things better. Look back. Not to regret them. Your past is history, you cannot rewrite them. God loves you, there's nothing that can change that. HE MEANT YOU TO BE THAT WAY. Cry, Laugh, Smile, Love. Change the world the way you can with what you have. You will meet people and know their need. PRAY and CRY for them, though they don't know you and you don't know them personally. Remember not to forget. Jesus loves you. You did well. You've worked hard. You're enough.
Dana Mestiola I was just scrolling through the comments, but your comment made me tear up. I went and am still going through a lot. Everyday is a struggle and everyday I want to die. I don't even believe in God (I'm not particularly an atheist but I'm not religious) but by reading I felt love. It touched me. And even more because we have the same first name. I just wanted to let you know that, it crossed my mind that maybe...I shouldn't die. That there're maybe other plans for me like helping those people like me and becoming a person who can say to herself: You did well! You deserve it! You are strong! You are enough!
Because I never achieved that. Idk for how long this tiny light of a thought will last, if it will last at all but there was a thought and for that: thank you
Also I hope you are feeling better! I wish you all the best and all the love of the world!
Jin Mi Rae I cried as soon as I saw you! I hope you're feeling better. I hope you're not hurting today. Eat and take care wherever you are. Don't be too hard on yourself. I'm so sorry that you have to feel the way you do. Please hold on. I believe in you. Things will get better! You're doing your best. You've done a good job today as well. I hope you can look back someday and smile because you've made it. Stay healthy!
Dana Mestiola Thank you SO MUCH!!! I think I needed this. It's hard to say these things to yourself if no one ever told you and you just never learned how. It means a lot! You're very kind person and I hope that kind things will happen to you as well☀🌷
PS: now I'm crying even more 😅
Glad to know I helped! If you need a friend, I am here! :)
This song says such a truth: "Sit at all the tables, cause Jesus eats with everyone", but it misses that Jesus never sat on a table just to eat but to teach, and to change lives! Loving the sinner but rejecting the sin.
That's something our generation has forgotten and it's so worrying! Be careful, please! Freedom should not be confused with debauchery!
Those who love you will bring you closer to God!
God bless you all!
Dear me,
I'm writing this on 8th June to say: God have seen all of your tears and he is in the command right now. When you came back here you will see how amazing things he had done in your life. Keep dreaming and keep fighting. He loves you more than anything. Dont be afraid and love yourself. ✨❤
I'm glad life is going up :)
Going through the comments and I hope things are amazing now. Sending you love and peace
😭😭..... 🙏
Dear me, it is almost 7,5 years since I've survived. Never give it up, you are amazing ❤️
I keep coming back to this song every couple years and reminiscing and all of the lessons I’ve learned and memories I’ve made.
This song really hit me hard. I was listening to some of her other songs then I heard this one and I cried. I've been dealing with my faith a little bit, and I've been focusing on my acting career more than focusing on him. Apart of me felt like I was writing that letter, and the other part of me felt like i was reading the letter.
Kyrie R x2
Because you're right. I AM that I AM the ME in YOU the YOU in US the US in WE the WE in THEM the THEM in THEY the THEY in ALL but to THEM I AM a stranger and ALL has been lost which is why it's ALL about us WE are THEY that can bring THEM home.
I LOVE YOU ask questions
Seek language word by word like the Black and Clever Bird
We're all the same I am also lost I wanna die. But I should continue my journey
Ananda Santos you may not know but, God has such an incredible plan for you when you get out of this. You might feel like you lost yourself but, you are way closer than you think
Kyrie R Woow
Dear me, its not your fault you were a child you couldn't stop it please stop blaming yourself remember you were a little child its not your fault
Dear me,
I miss seeing you have that carefree childish nature and I’m sorry you had to grow up so soon, I’m sorry you don’t have control over your own mind most of the time, I’m sorry that you’ve dealt with things I wouldn’t even wish on my worst enemy, and I’m sorry I can’t always protect you like I should but I’m glad you’re finally happy with your life after a rough 2 years even though your life is far from perfect I’m just hoping that you get to stay this happy, you haven’t smiled this much in the longest time
Thank you to anyone who read all of that I’m sure all of your lives will brighten up eventually as well and remember your uniquely perfect and beautiful in your own way no matter what you’ve been told
I’m not a Christian, but I can still appreciate the message of how you need to stand up for what you believe and if you don’t something to change things no one will
Dear me,
We've been through so much, loss, heartbreak, hunger, unemployment and abuse but we are still here. I hope no matter what else life throws at you, you will remain strong. Never again should you try to shrink away in order to be accepted in order to feel like you belong. Never forget the lil girl you were, the woman you became and never forget your slefworth and remember that you dont need others to make you believe that you matter its all up to u. Nvr forget how beautiful, smart and amazing you are. Someday we might change the world but now keep working on yourself
Thanks for being bestfriend if yourself 🐣 and yes you won't ever forget that lil amazing girl, because that lil girl will always be you.
Love this one day we may change the world but for now keep working on yourself.
Dear Me... wanting to be happy and not live miserable does not make you a sinner. Dear me... remember that you saved yourself.
I actually cried yesterday. I screamed at God. I have endometriosis so I sometimes have the most severe and intense pain I can imagine. I was sobbing I couldn't breathe I was hurting so bad and screamed in my head "DO YOU JUST HATE ME GOD! YOU SAY YOU LOVE EVERYONE BUT THIS CAN'T BE LOVE. YOU LOVE EVERYONE BUT ME IS THAT YOUR RULE! AM I THE EXCEPTION!" I cried I couldn't take it a few hours later the pain finally subsided. I was up listening to music and doing my homework and at that point it was almost 1 in the morning. I wasn't paying attention to the music when this song started playing. I had never heard this song before and when it mentioned Jesus I stopped because I had been listening to secular music and I sat confused and I listened to the song and the line "but Jesus loves us this I know and there are no exceptions" made me break down in tears I sobbed for the second time that day but this time I was sobbing because he responded. I was certain my angry prayer would go unanswered. I still knew God existed that never changed but I started to think he was lying. He reached out and played a song that was nothing like what I was listening to but somehow exactly what I needed to hear. I cried because someone cared. God cared.
Dear Lydia, Thank you for sharing some of your story. We all need God, and we need each other. Love and Blessings your way, from a grandma of 10
Dear me you don't need the family that abused you. Leave your parents in the past. And you will be an amazing mama. And your kid's will not have to heal like you
When she says "I said those things", I felt that. Because I did the same things.
And then I learned different. Now, I'm trying my best to fight for those who need it. I decided to become the someone who tried to fix things.
"cry for justice loud and long and march with the victims as Jesus marches on” This hits hard.
❤😂❤ world peace don't worryeye be happyeye yeye yeyemanin in negosyo please please please please please please please please please
Ninagiradosittijellieyeyeshakira
I want to live and love gusto ko na gumaling patawarin sa kasalanan nagawa Nasabi at naiisip Ngayon and habang nabubuhay yes amen thank you
I was having argument with my family and I cried so much then I opened TH-cam and see that song it was on the time oh my god and i feel that the lyrics was wrote for me!! I really miss the girl i was used to be and I can’t take it any more.
I'll pray for you but I'll bound to forget and stop one day so I'll tell you a secret Christ prays for you to in luke: 22:31-32 I learned this truth and I have found comfort that the Lord is praying for me not just myself
I will also pray for you
Jishwa Is So Dun With You thank u I’m actually better now
Dear washii I’m better now 🥹♥️♥️
Dear anyone who sees this,
You all rock!
You all are amazing!
You all are beautiful humans and please don’t forget that. We have a sisterhood of sorts and we shouldn’t be ashamed of what unites us. Stay strong and I hope each of you have a professional to share your stories with. Healing can be a long road and that’s ok😊
xoxoxo
💌
Thank you I needed that
me to
Healing I've come to learn is about the journey not the destination.
❤❤❤
Dear old me, you did well..I'm so proud of you
Dear Me
This is a letter to the girl I used to be
Dear Me
There are some things that you should know
It's not my intention to embarrass or to shame you
What's inside the rear-view mirror is closer than it appears
We do the best that we know how, with what we have been given
And the difference between you and I is, I've been given time
In time, you'll see
Dear Me
This is a letter to the girl I used to be
Some things are not as simple as we said
Remember when we thought there were a handful of some magic words to pray
A guarantee and a down payment on a mansion
Remember all the rules we made about the Body and the Blood
The hoops we made them jump through
Though He offers it to everyone
I'm so sorry
Do you remember now the things I said I thought that I deserved
My flag, and safety, a place to learn
The things I know I didn't earn
And bless their hearts, I'm sure it's hard
But handouts don't help anyone
And all the talk about the system
I sure hope someone can fix them
I said those things
Dear Me
This is a letter to the girl I used to be
You'll see, you're gonna take the long way
And there is nothing you could do or say to separate you
From the love of God who made you just exactly as He meant to
And you cannot imagine all the places you'll see Jesus
But you'll find Him everywhere you thought He wasn't supposed to go
So, go!.. Go!..
And hold all the mothers, whose babies bleed from bullet holes
And feel all the hunger, the bellies and the bones
Shout for the prisoner, cry for justice, loud and long
And march with the victims, as Jesus marches on
And sit at all the tables, 'cause Jesus eats with everyone
And dance to the music, if you can't sing its native tongue
And cry for the wombs, the mothers and the empty arms
And hold high the warriors, fighting now for freedoms' song
And love, love, love, love
Like it's your own blood
And love, love, love, love
As you have been loved
Love, love, love, love
Like it's your own blood
Love, love, love, love
As you have been loved
Love, love, love, love, love
Like you have been
Love, love, love, love, love
It's all about love!
Love, love, love, love, love
His name is love
Love, love, love, love, love
Dear Me
You did not learn this in a day or two or three
So ask a lot of questions
But Jesus loves us, this I know
And there are no exceptions
mary Infinity s
Thanks
Thank you
mary Infinity you do relize this is a lyric video right?
I do realize it's a lyrics video but you can't keep up with the lyrics because of the font etc..
I'm trying to help and thank you for replying
Dear me: you had it tough, right? After a year and six months, your dark cloudy sky cleared. You don't cut anymore, your self steem is higher too. Stop being harder on yourself, because I know your standards to yourself are higher than the ones you set it in people. Learn to fail too, and rise stronger than before! You got this Tessa.
I cried through this whole song. I have been so selfish, praying for happiness and good days. Thank You God for loving me despite my human condition, thank You for loving who I am despite my wanting to change. Thank You for all the opportunities and love you've given me. I have a roof over my head, food in my stomach, a warm bed to sleep in, and a family who loves me. I only pray that some day I could see the world as You did, Jesus, and love everyone despite their mistakes. Amen.
Wanting to be happy does not make you selfish...
I agree with this, it's hard for me to have patience sometimes with others when I feel hurt and I want to love like Jesus did but realize I never will. I am an imperfect human but I can work every day to be a little more understanding of others, patient, and kind. I need to keep this phrase in my mind and heart "forgive them father for they know not what they do."
Also myself internalize this when I'm having trouble forgiving myself or beating myself up so terribly with shame.
Dear 10 year old me, oh I wish I could warn you about how your family is about to be broken even more and how in 2 years you will be faced with a hard choice and go on saying you did it willingly I wish I could tell you that you’ll go through so much shit but in 2019 you’ll meet this amazing girl who will break you yes which will lead you into a 3 month depression ending in a 3rd attempt but that girl will come back dear old me I wish I could tell you not to be ashamed of who you are dear 6 year old me it gets better dear 12 year old me I’m sorry for what that boy did to you and I’m sorry you tried hanging yourself because you were outted and hated yourself but if you would’ve fully gone through you would’ve missed becoming an uncle of a wonderful little girl called Joi dear 11 year old me I’m sorry you had to fake that smile and happiness for your big brother....
I am 29 years old and this song hit the spot. It took me back to where I would have wanted to tell my past self to push through the misery and become stronger then as my life was not easy, simple, or peaceful due to the way I grew up and being bullied for years. I wouldn't change my past because it is what made me stronger, wiser, gave me a loving husband and hopefully a child.
This is my advise for my future child but also to share with everyone who under 18. You are loved no matter what. The path to heaven is not easy just like those back country roads. Each branch, rock, or issue along that path is a test you will face. Keep faith, hope, and believe in your heart and know God is with you. Know that he loves you. Knowing he is with you always when you push through those tests is a victory in itself. Never give up on God, Jesus, hope, and love.
I love this because I think that it truly captures the emotions of being young and making mistakes but learning to live and realize that we are all human and that God loves us all no matter what. We all make descions that we are not proud of but we are going to get over it and be a survivor. I hope she sees this but you inspire me. I am a survivor. ;
Amen. We are survivors
Tsunami Cow I regret allot of things in my life like....self harming.....or being really mean to my family and so much more. I am only 13 and I was diagnosed that I suffer from anxiety and depression at 11 and I started self harming at 11 and trying to kill myself but mt family still doesn't know. And now my favorite cousin who uses to self harm and who uses to help me through my depression says there is no hope for me. I will stop writing bcuz i am crying so bad right now. I am trusting in God more which is good
Tsunami Cow thank you so much. Right now I was really needing someone to tell me something like to stay strong and things happen for a reason. I have been really depressed lately and my boyfriend hasn't done anything to help. Thank you sister
Indeed. It's a really inspiring song.
Lover Baby Sweetie, I am 39 and I hope you get all the help you need, reach out, you have a life ahead! 😍
"the mothers and the empty arms..." this was the point when I literally burst out crying.. so much meening in so few words
“There is nothing you can do or say to separate you from the love of God who made you, just exactly as he meant to”
I need to hear this sometimes
God brought me to this song. I needed it in my life. ❤ Thank you for this beautiful song.
YES! Oh my God, "Hold all the mother's who's Children bleed with bullet holes". This song hits me so hard. Thank you for speaking truth to a church who has become so bloated and angry and corrupted.
I'm in tears for the first time in a long time by a "Christian" song. This makes my heart soar.
Kevin Carter that like stings for me. I work in a school that is 98 percent black. Our cops are trider happy towards them. It hurts because I love my kids. I know some of them have been really hurt by the cops. It hurts cause those are my kids. I work with women who have to worry about there kid when they get pulled over by a cop. I don't because I am white. It's not right they shouldn't have to worry about that.
It's been years that a "Christian" song has touched me like this as well.. A friend sent this this morning.. I didn't expect to react w tears..
But The TRUTH has a way of touching us..LOVE touches us..
Same here, I can listen to this song again and again but that line has me in tears every time.
Every word from her mouth is exactly how I feel. I was raised in a "Christian" church that brainwashed me into thinking horrible things about other people. It took years for me to rewire my mind into not being terrified of going to hell for the smallest things. My church kicked me out when I spoke against their hate. This song hit me so hard because I can't even describe what it was like to rediscover what God's love REALLY is.
Pray for Syria :'( Innocent Children being killed in the most terrible way that you cant even see it if you keep a heart.
That line hits me like a ton of bricks, too! Powerful!
Dear me 🥺 thank you for letting him go 😪 you deserve so much better.... Don't take him back . & Am sorry
Dear me, I miss those days when you didn’t know about love 😔
I got shivers reading this. How painfully true. Oh, to be young and free of new feelings
A scraped knee is better than a broken heart. Im only 13, and ive gone thru a lot of heartbreaking times. To be young and happy, and not worry, about money, friends, family, boys...
Oh. I would give anything to go back to when i was a princess with a magic wand, that took worry away...
I heard this song a while ago, and like the rhythm so I saved it. Recently I've been going through a lot, and I was sinking in my music, and this one popped out. I finally listened to the words, and once she spoke about how Jesus loves us, I broke down crying. My heart became lighter and I am so thankful that this woman wrote this song, she has brought me back to the light.
Dear me,
Remember when you said you can do it?
Yes you can, you can go through this. I know it's a part of your journey and you'll have more as you go on but I believe you are strong and courageous. Those sleepless nights, tears on your pillows shows how strong you are. Right now, believe God is in control. People might judge you, they might think you're useless but sooner or later you'll prove them wrong. You will achieve your goals. So, stay still. Think positive. We can do this. ❤️❤️
My faith has been a lot stronger since I've listened to this song
I'm not sure if Nichole Nordeman reads her comments but her music is really good! You don't hear her on CCM radio but she continues to come out with music that can only be inspired by the Holy Spirit. She needs to keep coming out with her music! Love her, and her message
My grandma passed away yesterday November 10th, 2021 I sang this song multiple times, but this time was different...I felt tingles all over and chills I've never felt before...It's amazing what God can do to us and for us and all we have to do is believe in us and him and he will help us all...
wow, what a Missionary's heart she has, I love the message of this song!!
I wish there was an option to love your comment!❤️💫
Dear Me,
You can through all this sickness and pain. Just keep strong and keep breathing!
Oneday you'll be fine and healthy! Amen!
Hi Mia, it's been a year, have you find your happiness?
Dear Me,
Some day I'm gonna make you proud. Everything you've been through is all part of the plan 💕
Never forget
Jesus Christ died for all of our sins.
The Lord will always love you.
Whatever you’re doing right now He’s with you and loved you. Let Jesus into your heart!
David killed a man to marry his wife. Peter denied that he even knew Jesus. Paul spent his pre-Christ years imprisoning and killing Christians. One of the women who followed Jesus was a prostitute before she knew Him. My friend, when we are God's child, He loves us, no matter what. He knows we are human. He loves us anyway, because HE is good. ❤
Anna Yeager exactly 💕
@@ikaname4077 I forget this sometimes. It's such a weight off my shoulders when God helps me remember. 😊
@@annayeager6404 this. We do good because of love, not the other way around. Thanks for the reminder.
Amen
This really hits the feels. I've been forgetting how much God loves us, and I have been doing so many bad things. All I need to remember to get me through, is God always there for me. I will get there soon, but in a good way. Not bad ways.
Dear me
I know life is very hard and you are tired of crying silently every night.
I know there is no one who truly love you and you are on the verge of giving up......
But I know good things are coming to you and you will be happy soon, so please don't give up
Dear me, I am sorry for being so hard on you and forgetting to let you pat yourself on the back for the amazing things you do! You are very strong and I want you to laugh more and be happy because Jesus got you through it all!❤
Dear me,
Dreaming have never hurt anyone. Doing nothin for your dreams - will. Your life is limited miracle and you never now when it will ends. You always have to choose: to look at dirt under your shoes or at the stars far above your head, to cry because of or to smile for. It’s easy to stay still, angry and week and hard to run, smile and be kind. You can hate others or you can listen to their deepest pain. Everyone have their secrets about life you can lern.
Dear me,
Never loose time on waiting. Live every moment bravely and shine for everyone who need your light.
He was always there. Dear me.. let loose the family you thought would help you through all torment of your childhood that continued until adulthood. Yes you had to cut the ties to save your children … so they wouldn’t live your life. Jesus doesn’t hate you for that. Hello me. Thank God, he was always there. I ignored him but he didn’t leave me. I didn’t feel worthy. Gave water and food to the homeless but I wouldn’t give them money:( I went and saw the starving families in Africa when I was 16 and I left the church because… I saw the evil of man but I never did loose touch… with Jesus. And he was there when I called.
Dear me,
I miss you💔
Love,
Self
After it rains there is a rainbow.
Keep your head up princess... Before you crown falls... All these voices in your head will be your downfall...
Just keep your head up.. 😊
@@lowca6457 like that is the best thing I have ever heard thank you
Lady M I feel the same way. Sending prayers and positivity your way 🙏🏼💜
I feel that hard. Thanks for writing this ❤️
“Love love love love like it’s your own blood”
A daily reminder.
❤️🩸❤️
Yes I do. Thank you for the letter. Help me not to hate that old me for dreaming of life here.
Dear me, dont cry about the past. In the future you will realize the past is what make you, you
Don’t forget that bad mistakes plus time leads to hysterical funny stories
I come back to this song every few years, and every time it hits hard in a different way.
To all the "Dear Me's.. including myself, daily I thank God, for I'm no longer that girl, I pray I'm a woman, who has had eyes opened,the hurt, pain, joy,times of laughter, times I cried, but most of all times of change, I've not yet arrived, but I'm going in the right direction, this song everytime I hear it, reminds me.. I'm not unworthy, and neither are any of you, He loved us so much, that He came, was born, died and rose, for this ...to be with Him, he expects not perfection, just our love.. to all even to me, your loved, cared for & never be as afraid... never hate yourself, for He created you, time heals, time changes, time... oneday together & we all will be with Him..til then, dont hold your head down, He says Lift our Heads" and I will, I hope you do too, when I do seems to be when I see the best is yet to come.. dear me's.. if you heard this song as I did and felt it touch your heart..He did..keep on keeping, until we all oneday meet, God Bless you all"""
i'm not even religious and i'm crying...
bby snek There’s something.. Jesus is not a religion.. he want a relationship with you.. He love you and he cares about you.. Christianity is not a religion.. it’s a relationship with God.. I use to not believe in him but now.. he change me.!
Nows as good a time to start
Faith is a relationship, one freely offered by Him, with love everlasting. 🙏💜🦋
Dear me I wish I can be the old me💔 then stop going there and be the best u can be now without all the bad and God always on ur side🙌🙏🙌...never let God go🙏
Dear me… stop overthinking and hurting yourself. Stop doubting everything about yourself. Stop having negative thoughts. Stop wanting to give up and lastly stay strong.
I hope everyone stay well and everything goes well for and your family. You amazing so keep going! You came so far and I’m proud of you. 💜🧡💜💖🦋✨✨🥰
When we're young we make mistakes and regret for doing them, blame ourselves, I'm wrong, I am not a good human being....and then I don't deserve to live. But at that moment we don't know what do mean to this world.
Then (if we survive) when we grow up we look back to those nostalgic memories and think things must have been better if that thing didn't happened, but we forget the the person we're today is a result of what we did in the past. We're good now....
Amen to that.
(not Christian)
God, Jesus loves you guys. Life is rough but we only live once so why not enjoy it and share God's light.
Dear me,
if you're seeing this, then you're still alive. For that, and that alone, I am proud of you.
God, we hurt ourselves more than anyone else could. Trying to drown our emotions? I can't believe we think it's going to work. Sure, we can bury them in the sand for now, but one day there'll be no more room, and then what? What are you going to do when we implode? I know you miss the old us. The one with a gleaming light of hope in her eyes. The one who managed to be optimistic in the worst situations. The girl who lied to herself. But we're stronger now. We keeping getting stronger. Our scars aren't marks of failure.. they're marks of survival. Don't be ashamed to be yourself. Don't let other people get you down. To be honest I'm lying right now as I right this. In truth I can't even take my own advice. But I hope you can see this one day, and remember to live on. One more day. One more week. One more month. One more year. One more life. Think of singular notes, stringing together to form a beautiful melody. The soft breeze with a ray of light shining on pages filled with ink, words forming a story, a deeper meaning, as dust particles dance around. The teal crystal water as it sparkles under the sun, washing up on hot sediments on sand, as your hair is tossed around. The sound of rushing water, or raindrops falling rhythmically. The sound of birds chirping on an early morning and the feeling of being on top of the world. Taking a sip of cold water on a hot summer day.
I know I never really tell you this but,
i love you.
so please, live.
-Lauren.
I don't know how old are you but your words have touched me. I hope as much as I grew stronger for the shake of myself, you'll find the similar wisdom to be the bestfriend of yourself. I am a bestfriend of myself. Even if whole world fight against me, I'll be the one stand for myself. I'll be the last person intentionally hurt myself. That much love from me to myself enough to make me decide to be alive. Suicide has been the most unfair decision I shouldn't ever give myself. When I was 22 I promise myself to wait untill 40, at least I'll live untill 40! If the 40s come and I still wish the same, then I'll provide myself the best place to die, in the most beautiful place with the most happiness around. I promise myself that I'll die when I feel happy not when I'm gloomy ❤️ love for you
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Dear Lauren,
Please live. I am proud if you for holding on thus far. Please don't give up, keep going...it gets better. I promise ♥️ so much better, God promised.
Dear Lauren thank you very much for your words 💕
GodBless your beautiful heart💕
Hi Lauren, how are you doing now? I love and care for you, and God loves you so much. I'm here if you need anything or want to talk.
This sound is so wonderful. The person who is reading this comment, I wish you great success, health, love and happiness!
Best Pop Music Ever
Oh... I remember last year listening to this song when I was going through a rough patch. I wasn't too close to God, but the song helped me to calm. Two months ago I really knew God, and He changed my life. Since then I have trusted Him and now is so easy for me to get through the difficult times. God is so wonderful, He loves you, come to him with your heart as it is, and he will forgive you and help you. God bless you❤️
Dear me,
I still miss you...
please hold on. The only person you NEED is Jesus; don't forget that :')
I love you.
3 years ago, I stumbled upon this song and cried. Today, I cried again. This song is so powerful. 🍂
“A period of darkness is essential in order to expand personal awareness. Experiencing sadness and loss makes a person appreciative of life, more tenderhearted, and open to living life as an ecstatic journey of discovery.” ― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls
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Amen, Will
Dear me,
Thank you for living, even though things got hard.
Now I look back, and I'm glad I was able to persevere, to not end my life.
I'm sorry I scarred myself, about the horrible things I said to the people who were just trying to help me.
I'm sorry that I used people, hurt them, abused them, and broke them.
I wish now that I hadn't been so cruel,
I know now that they were only trying to help.
I love that I'm alive, I love the simple pleasures I never would've gotten, like Ice cream,
Baking,
Friends,
Long nights with the people that I love most,
For being able to sit here and write this today, without the people that I hurt and abused, I wouldn't be here.
Thanks for reading this, Donna.
It's been several years since I came across this great song & it still makes me cry. I miss the OLD me so much. Now my heart is truly broken! 😭💔😥
Same
We need more songs like this for the ever divisions we create.
1time
2times
3times
4times
28yrs old already still didn't pass out.
Feel like devastated and ruin😑💔 Me who can't share it to anyone the pain I'm holding, only God knows and sees it.
I dedicate this song to myself who suffers alot.
Dear me, I know it's hard, but God will give me courage to get through it. In the future I'll be so proud.
True and Amen 😇
I've been in a low, kinda struggling. I can't believe how many people don't care for those less fortunate.
All I can think of is the other part of the world. We have one world.
I've been singing this song to myself when the hate for myself was greater than anything.
It saved my life.❤