As I go through various stages of life certain songs will just really resonate with me. Right now is one of those times. This first video really describes how I feel right now. It's called "Worn" by 10th Avenue North. Sometimes we just have to be reminded of this. If you are having a hard day or just need to be reminded of redemption this song is wonderful for that and for healing..."All that's dead inside will be reborn...though I'm worn"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zulKcYItKIA
Here are the words although I highly recommend watching the video or at least listening to the song:
I'm tired
I'm worn
My heart is heavy
From the work it takes to keep on breathing
I've made mistakes
I've let my hope fail
My soul feels crushed
By the weight of this world
And I know that you can give me rest
So I cry out with all that I have left
Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn
I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Cause I'm worn
I know I need
To lift my eyes up
But I'm too weak
Life just won't let up
And I know that You can give me rest
So I cry out with all that I have left
Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn
I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Cause I'm worn
And my prayers are wearing thin
I'm worn even before the day begins
I'm worn I've lost my will to fight
I'm worn so heaven come and flood my eyes
Let me see redemption win
Let me know the struggle ends
That you can mend a heart that's frail and torn
I want to know a song can rise
From the ashes of a broken life
And all that's dead inside can be reborn
Yes all that's dead inside will be reborn
Though I'm worn
Yeah I'm worn
And the next song, "You Are More" is also by 10th Avenue North. This is honestly the most powerful music video I have ever seen because of what it symbolizes. At that time in my life I was going through a lot. I was REALLY questioning my worth. I had been subjected to quite a bit of verbal abuse and it threw me completely off balance. My worth had been tied for so long to my actions. It's so important to remember that our Savior is The Great I Am. Not The Great I Did. Or The Great I Didn't. I highly recommend watching this video and especially sharing it with youth. So much of our worth we tie to things the Lord doesn't. He loves us simply because we are His. How powerful is it to rest in that peace and be cradled in that knowledge. Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwtcwQwgdsA
There's a girl in the corner
With tear stains on her eyes
From the places she's wandered
And the shame she can't hide
She says, "How did I get here?
I'm not who I once was
And I'm crippled by the fear
That I've fallen too far to love"
But don't you know who you are?
What's been done for you?
Yeah don't you know who you are
You are more than the choices that you've made
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes
You are more than the problems you create
You've been remade
Well she tries to believe it
That she's been given new life
But she can't shake the feeling
That it's not true tonight
She knows all the answers
And she's rehearsed all the lines
And so she'll try to do better
But then she's too weak to try
But don't you know who you are?
You are more than the choices that you've made
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes
You are more than the problems you create
You've been remade
You are more than the choices that you've made
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes
You are more than the problems you create
You've been remade
'Cause this is not about what you've done
But what's been done for you
This is not about where you've been
But where your brokenness brings you to
This is not about what you feel
But what He felt to forgive you
And what He felt to make you loved
You are more than the choices that you've made
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes
You are more than the problems you create
You've been remade
You've been remade
I am making it a personal goal to truly let the healing power of the atonement cleanse me. To remember my worth isn't tied to my past and things I did or failed to do. That our Lord is merciful and loves us truly beyond mortal comprehension. So just for today I choose joy. I choose joy because of the ability the Savior gave me to be made whole through Him. I choose joy because I am of infinite worth not because of anything I have done or haven't done but just because I am. And that is really powerful if you think about it!
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