Roy can take pride in the fact that he has made me a Relient K. I have never really seen such songs that display so much thought by the composer. I can really identify with their songs.. These songs are not just displaying things at face value, in that sense. In a lot of modern songs these days, things are just presented as they are. Not saying that simple songs that talk about God's grace and what He did are not as great, cos God's grace why He did the things He did go quite beyond my reasoning; but just that I love these outstanding songs.

Thus far I've heard 4 songs, all "leeched" from radioblogclub.com. Falling Out, Getting Into You, Be My Escape, Let It All Out. But the last strikes me most.. Lemme bring you through the song.

Let It All Out
Let it all out (get it all out)
Rip it out, remove it
Don't be alarmed when the wound begins to bleed
Cuz we're so scared to find out (what this life's all about)
So scared we're gonna lose it
And knowing all along that's exactly what we need
Fear... Man, why should we ever fear trials? I mean, without trials, we'd be flimsy creatures. Trials are gonna be differentiating who can stand through and who falls easily? Heard of the song Refiner's Fire? Ever heard about how diamonds need to be refined in the fire before beginning to glisten with that glow?

And today I'll trust you with the confidence
of a man who's never known defeat
But tomorrow upon hearing what I did,
I'll stare at you in disbelief
Oh inconsistent me! ...
crying out for consistency
That is so me! How many times have I broken your heart? how many times have I left church feeling "Alright man! I'm ready to face the world with its problems. I've got God behind me!" and the next day, sunday, I just flop. Then at the end of sunday, I would just look back at the day and say "God, where are you?!" Enough is enough. For those who do not know yet, my Christian walk ain't one of always being enthusiastic to GoGoGo for God. I've faced my down times, just 2 months ago when I even lost the very faith. yes I'm saying it now. Keep the fire burning!

Consistency.. I recall from the book So You Wanna Be Great (thanks Royston! I really learnt valuable lessons from it) that consistency needs to be maintained. the author has gone through prayer storming the gates of heaven, having tears fall to the ground as well as just shivering in front of the fireplace. yet he maintained consistency and he grew during that period of time..

[Chorus]
And You said, "I know that this will hurt,
but if I don't break your heart, things will just get worse.
If the burden seems too much to bear,
remember...
The end will justify the pain it took to get us there."
Like what Mike Gugliemucci (sp error) from Planet Shakers shared in the Evermore dvd. After you say in the face of all trials, "BRING IT ON! BRING IT ON!" no matter how high the price is, then God will stop you at the cash register and say, "Son/daughter, don't forget your receipt!" Our proof of purchase!

And I'll let it be known (times I have shown)
Signs of all my weakness
But somewhere in me, there is strength
And You'd promise me, that You believe
In time I will defeat this'cuz somewhere in me there is strength
I'm telling you guys out there, you've got the choice to decide whether you win or fail. Be that winner! Press on.. I just face so many trials that sometimes, last time more often than now, how long I have to be put through this. It's like, God, I've passed one test already, why give me another?

Push the limits.. there's more that you can do my child.

And today I'll trust you with the confidence
of a man who's never known defeat
I'll try my best to just forget that that man isn't me
My wisdom does not really go very far. I guess this means that we gotta trust God with the confidence that we share in His victory just as we had shared in His sufferings. We've known defeat, we can't forget that we have gone through the sufferings, though we put it behind so that we may not be complacent cos of our current standards. Yet there is a confidence that we share in Jesus. Am I making sense? I'll correct it later if God does inspire me too..

[Chorus]

Reach out to me, make my heart brand new
Every beat will be for You...for You...

And you know, and you know
When You touched my heavy heart, you made it light.
God's burden is light and easy for us to bear. like He has made us such that we can bear it. Cast your anxieties on Jesus, because He cares for you.

God bless in the face of exams! =)

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